1998Final results
1998 election for New Mexico House District 16
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Joe Nestor Chavez (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Russell James Bennett (R) by 16.4 points.
Joe Nestor ChavezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.2%4,877
Russell James BennettRepublican
41.8%3,503
8,380 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET