2012Final results
2012 election for New Mexico House District 17
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Edward C. Sandoval (D) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Robert D. Cain (R) by 33.2 points.
Edward C. SandovalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.6%7,816
Robert D. CainRepublican
33.4%3,918
11,734 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET