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1988Final results

1988 election for New Mexico House District 29

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Gary Hocevar (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Paul Barber (R) by 21.8 points.

Gary HocevarDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.9%6,400
Paul BarberRepublican
39.1%4,105
10,505 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+22.01982R+11.81984D+10.21986D+21.81988R+5.11990R+21.51992

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