2004Final results
2004 election for New Mexico House District 16
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Harriet I. Ruiz (D) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Deborah A. Torza (R) by 19.1 points.
Harriet I. RuizDemocrat · winner
59.5%6,439
Deborah A. TorzaRepublican
40.5%4,375
10,814 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 2004
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET