1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for New Mexico House District 26
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Arthur C. Hawkins (R) won with 48.9% of the vote, defeating Rita G. Getty (D) by 3.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Arthur C. HawkinsRepublican · winner
48.9%2,240
Rita G. GettyDemocrat · incumbent
45.9%2,102
Andrew HomerGreen
5.3%242
4,584 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