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2016Final results

2016 election for New Mexico House District 20

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Jim Dines (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Giovanni Alexander Haqani (D) by 15.4 points.

Jim DinesRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%7,350
42.3%5,389
The same year, the district voted D+3.9 for president; this race was R+15.4, a split ticket.12,739 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016

Races before and after

EvenR+96.41996R+32.52002R+9.62014R+15.42016D+1.02018D+7.02020

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET