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1986Final results

1986 election for New Mexico House District 8

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Fred Luna (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating James N. Blea (R) by 6.4 points.

Fred LunaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.2%3,609
James N. BleaRepublican
46.8%3,172
6,781 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+27.21980D+27.01982D+6.41986D+15.91988D+24.21990D+9.91996

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