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2012Final results

2012 election for New Mexico House District 38

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Dianne Hamilton (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Terry D. Fortenberry (D) by 9.7 points.

Dianne HamiltonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.9%7,183
45.1%5,912
13,095 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+28.61990R+6.71998R+3.42002R+9.72012R+15.62014R+9.62016

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