1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for New Mexico House District 3
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Charlie A. Winters (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating T. Blancett (R) by 2.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Charlie A. WintersDemocrat · winner
51.0%2,571
T. BlancettRepublican · incumbent
49.0%2,468
5,039 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