2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for New Mexico House District 36
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Phillip M. Archuleta (D) won with 42.3% of the vote, defeating Mike A. Tellez (R) by 5.5 points.
Phillip M. ArchuletaDemocrat · winner
42.3%3,785
Mike A. TellezRepublican
36.9%3,295
Andrew NunezIndependent · incumbent
20.8%1,858
8,938 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