1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for New Mexico House District 56
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
H. John Underwood (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Ben Hall (R) by 18.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
H. John UnderwoodDemocrat · winner
59.1%3,109
Ben HallRepublican · incumbent
40.9%2,153
5,262 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