1988Final results
1988 election for New Mexico House District 65
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
James R. Madalena (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Pete David Salazar (R) by 26.1 points.
James R. MadalenaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.1%3,075
Pete David SalazarRepublican
36.9%1,802
4,877 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