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1988 election for New Mexico House District 26

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Ramon Huerta (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating John L. Lowder (R) by 12.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Ramon HuertaDemocrat · winner
56.1%3,379
John L. LowderRepublican
43.9%2,641
6,020 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

EvenD+26.11982R+10.51984R+8.21986D+12.31988D+22.71992R+8.71994

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