2000Final results
2000 election for New Mexico House District 65
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
James R. Madalena (D) won with 77.3% of the vote, defeating Charles Mellon (Lib) by 54.5 points.
James R. MadalenaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.3%5,246
Charles MellonLibertarian
22.7%1,543
6,789 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