2006Final results
2006 election for New Mexico House District 8
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Elias Barela (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Jackie Farnsworth (R) by 6.1 points.
Elias BarelaDemocrat · winner
53.1%4,170
Jackie FarnsworthRepublican
46.9%3,688
7,858 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