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1998Final results

1998 election for New Mexico House District 54

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Joe M. Stell (D) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating Joseph W. Sharp (R) by 46.3 points.

Joe M. StellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.1%3,831
Joseph W. SharpRepublican
26.9%1,407
5,238 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+65.31974D+44.01996D+46.31998R+9.62006

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