1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for New Mexico House District 63
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Brett D. Johnson (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Vincent Gallegos Jr. (D) by 5.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Brett D. JohnsonRepublican · winner
53.0%2,418
Vincent Gallegos Jr.Democrat · incumbent
47.0%2,147
4,565 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