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2020Final results

2020 election for New Mexico House District 38

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Rebecca Dow (R) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Karen C. Whitlock (D) by 15.9 points.

Rebecca DowRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.5%8,547
40.6%6,147
2.8%431
15,125 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 2020

Races before and after

EvenR+15.62014R+9.62016R+8.52018R+15.92020D+1.42022R+3.32024

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

The candidates