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1996Final results

1996 election for New Mexico House District 49

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Michael Olguin (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Alvin B. Hickox (R) by 22.0 points.

Michael OlguinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.0%5,955
Alvin B. HickoxRepublican
39.0%3,805
9,760 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+16.11988D+34.81990D+22.31992D+22.01996R+2.81998R+22.62000

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