1996Final results
1996 election for New Mexico House District 1
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Jerry Sandel (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Blaine M. Jones (R) by 1.8 points.
Jerry SandelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.9%4,268
Blaine M. JonesRepublican
49.1%4,117
8,385 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET