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1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1988 election for New Mexico House District 3

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

R. T. Toliver (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Charlie A. Winters (D) by 6.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

R. T. ToliverRepublican · winner
53.3%3,232
Charlie A. WintersDemocrat · incumbent
46.7%2,837
6,069 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+8.21982R+6.21984D+2.01986R+6.51988D+3.61990D+8.01992

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