1996Final results
1996 election for New Mexico Senate District 15
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Larry S. Vernon (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Karen A. Durkovich (D) by 6.8 points.
Larry S. VernonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%8,151
Karen A. DurkovichDemocrat
46.6%7,111
15,262 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