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
Daniel R. ArmstrongRepublican
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET