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2020Final results

2020 election for New Mexico House District 51

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Rachel A. Black (R) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Jeff Swanson (D) by 30.6 points.

Rachel A. BlackRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.3%7,632
Jeff SwansonDemocrat
34.7%4,057
11,689 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+25.82010R+31.62016R+28.62018R+30.62020R+26.12022R+22.22024

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