2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2018 election for New Mexico House District 20
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Abbas A. Akhil (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Jim Dines (R) by 1.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Abbas A. AkhilDemocrat · winner
50.5%5,896
Jim DinesRepublican · incumbent
49.5%5,781
11,677 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 2018
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET