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1990Final results

1990 election for New Mexico House District 38

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Murray Ryan (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Bill Carlis (D) by 28.6 points.

Murray RyanRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.3%3,756
Bill CarlisDemocrat
35.7%2,086
5,842 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

EvenR+16.01982R+38.51986R+32.81988R+28.61990R+6.71998R+3.42002

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