2008Final results
2008 election for New Mexico House District 53
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Nathan P. Cote (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Stanford Eric Locke (R) by 18.0 points.
Nathan P. CoteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.0%5,864
Stanford Eric LockeRepublican
41.0%4,072
9,936 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