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2020Final results

2020 election for New Mexico House District 56

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Zach J. Cook (R) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Laura L. Childress (D) by 31.9 points.

Zach J. CookRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.9%7,648
34.1%3,951
11,599 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+6.41994R+8.91996R+42.31998R+42.92000R+29.42006R+31.92020

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