2002Final results
2002 election for New Mexico House District 51
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Gloria C. Vaughn (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Bert Atkins (D) by 19.4 points.
Gloria C. VaughnRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%2,659
Bert AtkinsDemocrat
40.3%1,795
4,454 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