2008Final results
2008 election for New Mexico House District 51
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Gloria C. Vaughn (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Douglas Matthew Post (D) by 8.5 points.
Gloria C. VaughnRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.2%3,819
Douglas Matthew PostDemocrat
45.8%3,222
7,041 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