1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for New Mexico House District 53
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Terry T. Marquardt (R) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating David H. Townsend (D) by 17.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Terry T. MarquardtRepublican · winner
58.8%4,063
David H. TownsendDemocrat · incumbent
41.2%2,850
6,913 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