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1996Final results

1996 election for New Mexico House District 33

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

J. Paul Taylor (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Ruth Ann Bennett (R) by 21.1 points.

J. Paul TaylorDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%4,099
39.5%2,673
6,772 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

EvenD+18.51988D+36.01992D+25.41994D+21.11996D+38.32000D+20.82004

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