1996Final results
1996 election for New Mexico Senate District 2
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
R. L. Stockard (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Darla Whitneywelles (D) by 11.8 points.
R. L. StockardRepublican · winner
55.9%7,157
Darla WhitneywellesDemocrat
44.1%5,644
12,801 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