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1988Final results

1988 election for New Mexico House District 28

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Garth Simms (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Doug Crandell (D) by 6.4 points.

Garth SimmsRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.2%3,987
46.8%3,507
7,494 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

EvenR+27.51980R+13.91982R+34.51984R+6.41988R+11.01992R+16.81994

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