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1996Final results

1996 election for New Mexico House District 20

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Ted Hobbs (R) won with 98.2% of the vote, defeating Byron K. Powdrell (D) by 96.4 points.

Ted HobbsRepublican · winner · incumbent
98.2%5,672
1.8%105
5,777 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

EvenR+35.21986R+2.61992R+20.71994R+96.41996R+32.52002R+9.62014

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET