1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1990 election for New Mexico House District 36
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
William E. Porter (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Patsy J. Gillis (R) by 18.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
William E. PorterDemocrat · winner
59.2%4,133
Patsy J. GillisRepublican
40.8%2,853
6,986 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