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1998Final results

1998 election for New Mexico House District 8

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Fred Luna (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Paul H. Gabaldon (R) by 15.2 points.

Fred LunaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%4,348
42.4%3,198
7,546 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+15.91988D+24.21990D+9.91996D+15.21998D+3.72000D+2.82002

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