2000Final results
2000 election for New Mexico House District 44
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Judy Vanderstar Russell (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Victor I. Scherzinger (D) by 11.5 points.
Judy Vanderstar RussellRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.8%6,962
Victor I. ScherzingerDemocrat
44.2%5,525
12,487 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET