2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for New Mexico House District 53
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Nathan P. Cote (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Ricky L. Little (R) by 6.4 points.
Nathan P. CoteDemocrat · winner
53.2%2,620
Ricky L. LittleRepublican · incumbent
46.8%2,304
4,924 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