1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for New Mexico Senate District 10
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Ramsay L. Gorham (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Janice D. Paster (D) by 5.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ramsay L. GorhamRepublican · winner
52.5%7,692
Janice D. PasterDemocrat · incumbent
47.5%6,948
14,640 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