1992Final results
1992 election for New Mexico Senate District 16
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Thomas R. Rutherford (D) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Gerry G. Taylor (R) by 33.2 points.
Thomas R. RutherfordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.6%11,172
Gerry G. TaylorRepublican
33.4%5,599
16,771 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET