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1986Final results

1986 election for New Mexico House District 24

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

George Buffet (R) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Alice F. Hoppes (D) by 35.2 points.

George BuffetRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.6%4,431
32.4%2,122
6,553 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986

Races before and after

EvenR+32.61980R+31.41982R+34.81984R+35.21986R+9.51990R+12.91996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET