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2008Final results

2008 election for New Mexico House District 59

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Nora Espinoza (R) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Ellen E. Wedum (D) by 30.5 points.

Nora EspinozaRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.2%6,469
34.8%3,446
9,915 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

EvenR+24.81996R+39.52000R+18.72006R+30.52008R+44.22010R+51.22014

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET