1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for New Mexico House District 26
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Rita G. Getty (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Arthur C. Hawkins (R) by 0.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Rita G. GettyDemocrat · winner
50.1%2,533
Arthur C. HawkinsRepublican · incumbent
49.9%2,519
5,052 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