1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for New Mexico House District 53
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
David H. Townsend (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Toots Green (R) by 8.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
David H. TownsendDemocrat · winner
54.3%3,645
Toots GreenRepublican · incumbent
45.7%3,069
6,714 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