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2002Final results

2002 election for New Mexico House District 38

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Dianne Hamilton (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Gary L. Whitehead (D) by 3.4 points.

Dianne HamiltonRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.7%4,011
48.3%3,744
7,755 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenR+32.81988R+28.61990R+6.71998R+3.42002R+9.72012R+15.62014

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