1996Final results
1996 election for New Mexico Senate District 3
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
John Pinto (D) won with 79.3% of the vote, defeating Gregory R. Begay (R) by 58.6 points.
John PintoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.3%7,981
Gregory R. BegayRepublican
20.7%2,082
10,063 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