1996Final results
1996 election for New Mexico House District 36
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
William E. Porter (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating James C. Parks (R) by 8.5 points.
William E. PorterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.3%4,208
James C. ParksRepublican
45.7%3,547
7,755 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