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2010Final results

2010 election for New Mexico House District 48

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Luciano Varela (D) won with 78.5% of the vote, defeating Bob Walsh (R) by 57.0 points.

Luciano VarelaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.5%7,776
Bob WalshRepublican
21.5%2,128
9,904 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

EvenD+21.71972D+35.31974D+17.81978D+57.02010D+68.42026

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