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2008Final results

2008 election for New Mexico House District 68

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Thomas A. Garcia (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Sylvia L. Olson (R) by 45.7 points.

Thomas A. GarciaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.8%8,226
Sylvia L. OlsonRepublican
27.2%3,067
11,293 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

EvenD+34.31980D+15.22000D+23.52004D+45.72008R+9.92012D+16.02018

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