1988Final results
1988 election for New Mexico House District 16
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Ray M. Vargas (D) won with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Angel B. Collado (R) by 43.2 points.
Ray M. VargasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.6%4,344
Angel B. ColladoRepublican
28.4%1,723
6,067 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET