1996Final results

1996 election for New Mexico Senate District 16

New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico

Cisco McSorley (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Daniel R. Armstrong (R) by 27.4 points.

Cisco McSorleyDemocrat · winner
63.7%8,602
36.3%4,901
13,503 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

EvenD+20.31976D+17.31980D+17.81984D+33.21992D+27.41996D+56.32020

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