1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for New Mexico House District 58
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Dara A. Dana (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Barbara A. Pereacasey (D) by 0.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Dara A. DanaRepublican · winner
50.1%2,456
Barbara A. PereacaseyDemocrat · incumbent
49.9%2,446
4,902 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