2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for New Mexico House District 7
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
David C. Chavez (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Andrew J. Barreras (D) by 9.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
David C. ChavezRepublican · winner
54.9%4,788
Andrew J. BarrerasDemocrat · incumbent
45.1%3,938
8,726 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