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2000Final results

2000 election for New Mexico House District 61

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Donald L. Whitaker (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Johnny H. Small Jr. (R) by 30.3 points.

Donald L. WhitakerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%2,420
34.8%1,294
3,714 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

EvenD+33.01988D+12.11990D+30.32000D+15.52002R+1.32006R+28.92012

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