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1998Final results

1998 election for New Mexico House District 51

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Gloria C. Vaughn (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Inez M. Moncada (D) by 7.5 points.

Gloria C. VaughnRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.8%1,969
46.2%1,693
3,662 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

EvenD+14.71990R+9.71994R+10.61996R+7.51998R+9.32000R+19.42002

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