1998Final results
1998 election for New Mexico House District 44
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Judy Vanderstar Russell (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Victor I. Scherzinger (D) by 13.4 points.
Judy Vanderstar RussellRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.7%5,607
Victor I. ScherzingerDemocrat
43.3%4,278
9,885 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