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2012Final results

2012 election for New Mexico House District 23

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Paul A. Pacheco (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Marci S. Blaze (D) by 0.6 points.

Paul A. PachecoRepublican · winner
50.3%6,922
49.7%6,844
13,766 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

EvenR+5.32006D+2.72008R+8.32010R+0.62012R+13.02014D+0.72016

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