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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

EvenD+33.41992D+38.32000D+33.12008D+33.22012D+29.92018D+31.72020

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