DemocratNot in office · last served 1980Last on a ballot: Nov 1978
Dennis S. Pena
Last held office: New Mexico House of Representatives, District 23 (1974–1980). Ran in 3 elections between 1974 and 1978, winning 3.
Last office: New Mexico House of Representatives, District 23
- Last margin
- +20.3
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 3
- 1974–1978
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Pena was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028New Mexico House of Representatives, District 23
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Pena has run
Margin: how far Pena finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 23 | General | Won | Ganarld Taylor (R) | 60.2% | D+20.3 |
| 1976 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 23 | General | Won | Phyllis B. Marberry (R) | 57.9% | D+15.8 |
| 1974 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 23 | General | Won | Turner W. Branch (R) | 59.1% | D+18.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Pena has held
- New Mexico House of Representatives, District 23 · 1974–1980
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Pena has run against
- Ganarld Taylor (R) · 1978 election, won
- Phyllis B. Marberry (R) · 1976 election, won
- Turner W. Branch (R) · 1974 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive