1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for New Mexico House District 3
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Sandra L. Townsend (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Darla Whitneywelles (D) by 21.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Sandra L. TownsendRepublican · winner
60.8%3,684
Darla WhitneywellesDemocrat · incumbent
39.2%2,374
6,058 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET