2008Final results
2008 election for New Mexico House District 8
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Elias Barela (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Paul H. Gabaldon (R) by 21.2 points.
Elias BarelaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%6,582
Paul H. GabaldonRepublican
39.4%4,279
10,861 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