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1996Final results

1996 election for New Mexico House District 54

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Joe M. Stell (D) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating James Curtis Doyal (R) by 44.0 points.

Joe M. StellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.0%4,861
28.0%1,889
6,750 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+65.31974D+44.01996D+46.31998R+9.62006

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