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2012Final results

2012 election for New Mexico House District 48

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Luciano Varela (D) won with 79.6% of the vote, defeating Bob Walsh (Lib) by 59.2 points.

Luciano VarelaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.6%9,655
Bob WalshLibertarian
20.4%2,477
12,132 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+21.71972D+35.31974D+17.81978D+57.02010D+68.42026

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