1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1986 election for New Mexico House District 29
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Gary Hocevar (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Linda J. Carraro (R) by 10.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Gary HocevarDemocrat · winner
55.1%3,616
Linda J. CarraroRepublican
44.9%2,945
6,561 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET