1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for New Mexico House District 51
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Mariano A. Torrez (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Leonard Sheffield Jr. (R) by 14.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mariano A. TorrezDemocrat · winner
57.3%1,605
Leonard Sheffield Jr.Republican · incumbent
42.7%1,194
2,799 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