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1996Final results

1996 election for New Mexico House District 59

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

David M. Parsons (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating John M. Harrison (D) by 24.8 points.

David M. ParsonsRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.4%4,356
37.6%2,627
6,983 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

EvenR+29.91986R+22.41988R+16.91990R+24.81996R+39.52000R+18.72006

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