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1996 general · November 5, 1996

1996 New Mexico House of Representatives election results, district by district

Every New Mexico House of Representatives district in the 1996 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.

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Seats after the election

Democrats controlled the chamber · 70 seats

After the electionD 42 · R 28
Races70
Changed party8
Unopposed43%30 races
Incumbents defeated6

Every district

D 42 · R 28

RaceWinnerWon byNotes
HD-1Jerry Sandel (D)1.8
HD-2Danny Carpenter (R)27.7
HD-3Sandra L. Townsend (R)Unopposed
HD-4Jimmie Garnenez Sr. (R)UnopposedFlipped
HD-5Robert David Pederson (D)Unopposed
HD-6Eddie Corley (D)43.2
HD-7Ron Gentry (D)8.1
HD-8Fred Luna (D)9.9
HD-9Leo Watchman (D)61.4
HD-10Henry Saavedra (D)Unopposed
HD-11Rick Miera (D)Unopposed
HD-12James G. Taylor (D)Unopposed
HD-13Daniel P. Silva (D)Unopposed
HD-14Miguel García (D)Unopposed
HD-15Raymond Sanchez (D)7.7
HD-16Joe Nestor Chavez (D)10.0
HD-17Edward C. Sandoval (D)Unopposed
HD-18Gail Chasey (D)28.5
HD-19Sheryl M. Williamsstapleton (D)Unopposed
HD-20Ted Hobbs (R)96.4
HD-21Mimi Stewart (D)9.3
HD-22Jerry Lee Alwin (R)26.7
HD-23Frank Bird (R)Unopposed
HD-24George Buffet (R)12.9
HD-25Denice R. Picraux (D)32.4
HD-26Rita G. Getty (D)0.3FlippedIncumbent lost
HD-27Lorenzo A. Larranaga (R)Unopposed
HD-28Gerald E. Weeks (R)Unopposed
HD-29Timothy E. Macko (R)5.8
HD-30Pauline K. Gubbels (R)Unopposed
HD-31Kip W. Nicely (R)27.5
HD-32G. X. McSherry (D)Unopposed
HD-33J. Paul Taylor (D)21.1
HD-34Mary Helen Garcia (D)21.6Flipped
HD-35Benjamin B. Rios (D)19.6
HD-36William E. Porter (D)8.5
HD-37Jon A. Kissner (R)11.1
HD-38Murray Ryan (R)Unopposed
HD-39Thomas P. Foy (D)24.3
HD-40Nick L. Salazar (D)Unopposed
HD-41Debbie A. Rodella (D)Unopposed
HD-42Bobby Gonzales (D)Unopposed
HD-43Jeannette O. Wallace (R)Unopposed
HD-44Judy Vanderstar Russell (R)2.5FlippedIncumbent lost
HD-45Patsy G. Trujillo (D)Unopposed
HD-46Ben Lujan (D)30.8
HD-47Max Coll (D)33.0
HD-48Luciano Varela (D)Unopposed
HD-49Michael Olguin (D)22.0
HD-50Gary K. King (D)5.2
HD-51Gloria C. Vaughn (R)10.6
HD-52Delores C. Wright (D)2.5
HD-53Terry T. Marquardt (R)Unopposed
HD-54Joe M. Stell (D)44.0
HD-55John A. Heaton (D)38.3
HD-56Dub Williams (R)8.9
HD-57Richard T. Knowles (R)Unopposed
HD-58Dara A. Dana (R)0.2FlippedIncumbent lost
HD-59David M. Parsons (R)24.8
HD-60Lisa L. Lutz (R)11.2FlippedIncumbent lost
HD-61Donald L. Whitaker (D)Unopposed
HD-62Stevan Pearce (R)Unopposed
HD-63Brett D. Johnson (R)5.9FlippedIncumbent lost
HD-64Anna M. Crook (R)Unopposed
HD-65James R. Madalena (D)35.3
HD-66Earlene Roberts (R)Unopposed
HD-67Bobbie K. Mallory (R)0.5FlippedIncumbent lost
HD-68Jose R. Abeyta (D)Unopposed
HD-69Lynda M. Lovejoy (D)37.3
HD-70Samuel F. Vigil Jr. (D)Unopposed

New Mexico House of Representatives

Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner