1996Final results
1996 election for New Mexico House District 51
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Gloria C. Vaughn (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Mariano A. Torrez (D) by 10.6 points.
Gloria C. VaughnRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.3%2,614
Mariano A. TorrezDemocrat
44.7%2,113
4,727 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