2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for New Mexico House District 53
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Ricky L. Little (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Nathan P. Cote (D) by 5.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ricky L. LittleRepublican · winner
52.9%3,753
Nathan P. CoteDemocrat · incumbent
47.1%3,340
7,093 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET