2006Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for New Mexico House District 61
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Shirley A. Tyler (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Donald L. Whitaker (D) by 1.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Shirley A. TylerRepublican · winner
50.7%2,091
Donald L. WhitakerDemocrat · incumbent
49.3%2,037
4,128 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET