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2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

2010 election for New Mexico House District 23

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

David L. Doyle (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Benjamin Hayden Rodefer (D) by 8.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

David L. DoyleRepublican · winner
54.1%6,426
Benjamin Hayden RodeferDemocrat · incumbent
45.9%5,446
11,872 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+5.02004R+5.32006D+2.72008R+8.32010R+0.62012R+13.02014

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