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1996Final results

1996 election for New Mexico House District 22

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Jerry Lee Alwin (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Fred F. Rael (D) by 26.7 points.

Jerry Lee AlwinRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.4%6,186
Fred F. RaelDemocrat
36.6%3,576
9,762 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+11.21982R+5.51984R+3.31988R+26.71996R+29.32002R+16.52006

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