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1988Final results

1988 election for New Mexico House District 33

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

J. Paul Taylor (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Schlater (R) by 18.5 points.

J. Paul TaylorDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%5,177
40.7%3,559
8,736 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+18.91982R+0.51984D+2.41986D+18.51988D+36.01992D+25.41994

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