1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1988 election for New Mexico House District 51
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Leonard Sheffield Jr. (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Mariano A. Torrez (D) by 5.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Leonard Sheffield Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
52.9%2,025
Mariano A. TorrezDemocrat
47.1%1,803
3,828 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET