1996Final results
1996 election for New Mexico Senate District 5
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Arthur H. Rodarte (D) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Howard L. Delacruzbancroft III (R) by 39.4 points.
Arthur H. RodarteDemocrat · winner
67.2%8,581
Howard L. Delacruzbancroft IIIRepublican
27.8%3,548
Write-ins and other votesOther party
5.0%645
12,774 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