1986Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for New Mexico House District 63
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Vincent Gallegos Jr. (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Susan A. McDowell (R) by 12.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Vincent Gallegos Jr.Democrat · winner
56.0%1,512
Susan A. McDowellRepublican · incumbent
44.0%1,188
2,700 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