1996Final results
1996 election for New Mexico House District 7
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Ron Gentry (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Donald J. Lente (R) by 8.1 points.
Ron GentryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.9%4,427
Donald J. LenteRepublican
42.8%3,720
David HamptonGreen
6.3%550
8,697 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