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1996Final results

1996 election for New Mexico House District 24

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

George Buffet (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Mary Lee Martin (D) by 12.9 points.

George BuffetRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.4%5,354
43.6%4,134
9,488 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+34.81984R+35.21986R+9.51990R+12.91996R+17.92002R+9.42006

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