1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for New Mexico House District 3
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Darla Whitneywelles (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating R. T. Toliver (R) by 3.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Darla WhitneywellesDemocrat · winner
51.8%2,535
R. T. ToliverRepublican · incumbent
48.2%2,360
4,895 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET