2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for New Mexico House District 23
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Benjamin Hayden Rodefer (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Eric A. Youngberg (R) by 2.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Benjamin Hayden RodeferDemocrat · winner
51.4%8,149
Eric A. YoungbergRepublican · incumbent
48.6%7,713
15,862 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET