1986Final results
1986 election for New Mexico House District 38
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Murray Ryan (R) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Manuel T. Serna (D) by 38.5 points.
Murray RyanRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.3%4,129
Manuel T. SernaDemocrat
30.7%1,833
5,962 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