2002Final results
2002 election for New Mexico House District 48
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Luciano Varela (D) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Lass (Grn) by 33.1 points.
Luciano VarelaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.5%5,713
Richard J. LassGreen
33.5%2,874
8,587 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET