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2004Final results

2004 election for New Mexico House District 51

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Gloria C. Vaughn (R) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Gaston O. Sanders (D) by 33.5 points.

Gloria C. VaughnRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.8%4,586
33.2%2,283
6,869 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

EvenR+7.51998R+9.32000R+19.42002R+33.52004R+8.52008R+25.82010

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