1996Final results
1996 election for New Mexico Senate District 35
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
John Arthur Smith (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Nancy C. Stovall (R) by 10.7 points.
John Arthur SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.4%7,370
Nancy C. StovallRepublican
44.6%5,940
13,310 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