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1998Final results

1998 election for New Mexico House District 38

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Dianne Hamilton (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Librado P. Maldonado (D) by 6.7 points.

Dianne HamiltonRepublican · winner
53.3%4,434
46.7%3,878
8,312 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

EvenR+38.51986R+32.81988R+28.61990R+6.71998R+3.42002R+9.72012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET