1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1998 election for New Mexico House District 36
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
E. G. Blanton (R) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph E. Whitley (D) by 1.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
E. G. BlantonRepublican · winner
50.8%3,251
Joseph E. WhitleyDemocrat
49.2%3,150
6,401 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