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1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for New Mexico House District 33

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

J. Paul Taylor (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Patricia P. Dominguez (R) by 2.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

J. Paul TaylorDemocrat · winner
51.2%3,126
Patricia P. DominguezRepublican · incumbent
48.8%2,982
6,108 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

EvenD+16.41980D+18.91982R+0.51984D+2.41986D+18.51988D+36.01992

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