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2012Final results

2012 election for New Mexico House District 61

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

David Gallegos (R) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Hector M. Ramirez (D) by 28.9 points.

David GallegosRepublican · winner
64.5%3,654
35.5%2,014
5,668 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+33.01988D+12.11990D+30.32000D+15.52002R+1.32006R+28.92012

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