1990Final results
1990 election for New Mexico House District 61
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Donald L. Whitaker (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Ernestine J. Hodge (R) by 12.1 points.
Donald L. WhitakerDemocrat · winner
56.1%1,613
Ernestine J. HodgeRepublican
43.9%1,264
2,877 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