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