1996Final results
1996 election for New Mexico Senate District 38
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Fernando R. Macias (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Narendra N. Gunaji (R) by 0.1 points.
Fernando R. MaciasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.1%5,297
Narendra N. GunajiRepublican
49.9%5,286
10,583 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