2008 New Mexico House of Representatives election

Not to be confused with 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico.

2008 New Mexico House of Representatives election

November 4, 2008
All 70 seats in the New Mexico House of Representatives 36 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Ben Luján Tom Taylor Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 46th - Nambé 1st - Farmington Last election 42 28 Seats won 45 25 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 397,618 292,683 Percentage 57.54% 42.35%
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold
Speaker of the House before election Ben Luján Democratic Elected Speaker of the House Ben Luján Democratic

The 2008 New Mexico House of Representatives election took place as part of the biennial United States elections. New Mexico voters elected state representatives in all 70 of the state house's districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the New Mexico House of Representatives. The election coincided with elections for other offices, including for U.S. President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and State Senate. A primary election held on June 3, 2008, determined which candidates appear on the November 4th general election ballot.

Results summary

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected representative	Party
1st	Tom Taylor		Rep	Tom Taylor		Rep
2nd	James Strickler		Rep	James Strickler		Rep
3rd	Paul Bandy		Rep	Paul Bandy		Rep
4th	Ray Begaye		Dem	Ray Begaye		Dem
5th	John Pena		Dem	Sandra Jeff		Dem
6th	George Hanosh		Dem	Eliseo Alcon		Dem
7th	Andrew Barreras		Dem	Andrew Barreras		Dem
8th	Elias Barela		Dem	Elias Barela		Dem
9th	Patricia Lundstrom		Dem	Patricia Lundstrom		Dem
10th	Henry Saavedra		Dem	Henry Saavedra		Dem
11th	Rick Miera		Dem	Rick Miera		Dem
12th	Ernest Chavez		Dem	Ernest Chavez		Dem
13th	Daniel Silva		Dem	Eleanor Chavez		Dem
14th	Miguel Garcia		Dem	Miguel Garcia		Dem
15th	Teresa Zanetti		Rep	Bill O'Neill		Dem
16th	Moe Maestas		Dem	Moe Maestas		Dem
17th	Edward Sandoval		Dem	Edward Sandoval		Dem
18th	Gail Chasey		Dem	Gail Chasey		Dem
19th	Sheryl Williams Stapleton		Dem	Sheryl Williams Stapleton		Dem
20th	Richard Berry		Rep	Richard Berry		Rep
21st	Mimi Stewart		Dem	Mimi Stewart		Dem
22nd	Kathy McCoy		Rep	Kathy McCoy		Rep
23rd	Eric Youngberg		Rep	Benjamin Hayden Rodefer		Dem
24th	Janice Arnold-Jones		Rep	Janice Arnold-Jones		Rep
25th	Danice Picraux		Dem	Danice Picraux		Dem
26th	Al Park		Dem	Al Park		Dem
27th	Larry Larrañaga		Rep	Larry Larrañaga		Rep
28th	Jimmie Hall		Rep	Jimmie Hall		Rep
29th	Thomas Anderson		Rep	Thomas Anderson		Rep
30th	Justine Fox-Young		Rep	Karen Giannini		Dem
31st	Bill Rehm		Rep	Bill Rehm		Rep
32nd	Dona Irwin		Dem	Dona Irwin		Dem
33rd	Joni Gutierrez		Dem	Joni Gutierrez		Dem
34th	Mary Helen Garcia		Dem	Mary Helen Garcia		Dem
35th	Antonio Luján		Dem	Antonio Luján		Dem
36th	Andy Nuñez		Dem	Andy Nuñez		Dem
37th	Jeff Steinborn		Dem	Jeff Steinborn		Dem
38th	Dianne Hamilton		Rep	Dianne Hamilton		Rep
39th	Rodolpho Martinez		Dem	Rodolpho Martinez		Dem
40th	Nick Salazar		Dem	Nick Salazar		Dem
41st	Debbie Rodella		Dem	Debbie Rodella		Dem
42nd	Roberto Gonzales		Dem	Roberto Gonzales		Dem
43rd	Jeannette Wallace		Rep	Jeannette Wallace		Rep
44th	Jane Powdrell-Culbert		Rep	Jane Powdrell-Culbert		Rep
45th	Jim Trujillo		Dem	Jim Trujillo		Dem
46th	Ben Luján		Dem	Ben Luján		Dem
47th	Peter Wirth		Dem	Brian Egolf		Dem
48th	Lucky Varela		Dem	Lucky Varela		Dem
49th	Don Tripp		Rep	Don Tripp		Rep
50th	Rhonda Sue King		Dem	Rhonda Sue King		Dem
51st	Gloria Vaughn		Rep	Gloria Vaughn		Rep
52nd	Joe Cervantes		Dem	Joe Cervantes		Dem
53rd	Nate Cote		Dem	Nate Cote		Dem
54th	Bill Gray		Rep	Bill Gray		Rep
55th	John Heaton		Dem	John Heaton		Dem
56th	Dub Williams		Rep	Dub Williams		Rep
57th	Dan Foley		Rep	Dennis Kintigh		Rep
58th	Candy Ezzell		Rep	Candy Ezzell		Rep
59th	Nora Espinoza		Rep	Nora Espinoza		Rep
60th	Thomas Swisstack		Dem	Jack Thomas		Dem
61st	Shirley Tyler		Rep	Shirley Tyler		Rep
62nd	Donald Bratton		Rep	Donald Bratton		Rep
63rd	Jose Campos II		Dem	Jose Campos II		Dem
64th	Anna Crook		Rep	Anna Crook		Rep
65th	James Madalena		Dem	James Madalena		Dem
66th	Keith Gardner		Rep	Keith Gardner		Rep
67th	Brian Moore		Rep	Dennis Roch		Rep
68th	Thomas Garcia		Dem	Thomas Garcia		Dem
69th	Ken Martinez		Dem	Ken Martinez		Dem
70th	Richard Vigil		Dem	Richard Vigil		Dem

Party		Candi- dates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Democratic	55	397,618	57.54	45	3	64.29
	Republican	46	292,683	42.35	25	3	35.71
	Independent	1	766	0.11	0		0.00
Total		102	691,067	100%	70		100%

Popular vote Democratic   57.54% Republican   42.35% Independent   0.11%

House seats Democratic   64.29% Republican   35.71%

Incumbents defeated in the primary election

• John Pena (D-District 5), defeated by Sandra Jeff (D)
• Daniel Silva (D-District 13), defeated by Eleanor Chavez (D)
• Dan Foley (R-District 57), defeated by Dennis Kintigh (R)

Incumbents defeated in the general election

• Teresa Zanetti (R-District 15), defeated by Bill O'Neill (D)
• Eric Youngberg (R-District 23), defeated by Benjamin Hayden Rodefer (D)
• Justine Fox-Young (R-District 30), defeated by Karen Giannini (D)

Detailed results

Source for primary election results:New Mexico Secretary of State Source for general election results:New Mexico Secretary of State

District 1

Incumbent Republican and Minority Leader Tom Taylor has represented the 1st district and its predecessors since 1999.

New Mexico House of Representatives 1st district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Taylor (incumbent)	9,762	100%
Total votes			9,762	100%
	Republican hold

District 2

Incumbent Republican James Strickler has represented the 2nd district since 2007.

New Mexico House of Representatives 2nd district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Strickler (incumbent)	6,120	63.84%
	Democratic	Alice Marie Slaven-Emond	3,467	36.16%
Total votes			9,587	100%
	Republican hold

District 3

Incumbent Republican Paul Bandy has represented the 3rd district since 2007.

New Mexico House of Representatives 3rd district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Bandy (incumbent)	8,335	100%
Total votes			8,335	100%
	Republican hold

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Ray Begaye has represented the 4th district since 1999.

New Mexico House of Representatives 4th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ray Begaye (incumbent)	7,646	100%
Total votes			7,646	100%
	Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Democrat John Pena has represented the 5th district since 2007. Pena lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat Sandra Jeff, who went on to win the general election. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 5th district Democratic primary election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sandra Jeff	1,055	33.30%
	Democratic	John Pena (incumbent)	970	30.62%
	Democratic	Kevin Mitchell	656	20.71%
	Democratic	Irvin Harrison	487	15.37%
Total votes			3,168	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 5th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sandra Jeff	6,490	74.44%
	Republican	Michael Lunnon	2,229	25.56%
Total votes			8,719	100%
	Democratic hold

District 6

Incumbent Democrat George Hanosh has represented the 6th district since 1998. Hanosh didn't seek re-election and fellow Democrat Eliseo Alcon won the open seat. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 6th district Democratic primary election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eliseo Alcon	1,226	42.54%
	Democratic	Martha Garcia	1,092	37.89%
	Democratic	Eldred Bowekaty	564	19.57%
Total votes			2,882	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 6th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eliseo Alcon	5,494	61.97%
	Republican	R. Grant Clawson	3,371	38.03%
Total votes			8,865	100%
	Democratic hold

District 7

Incumbent Democrat Andrew Barreras has represented the 7th district since 2007.

New Mexico House of Representatives 7th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrew Barreras (incumbent)	6,185	55.50%
	Republican	Timothy Lardner	4,960	44.50%
Total votes			11,145	100%
	Democratic hold

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Elias Barela has represented the 8th district since 2007. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 8th district Democratic primary election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elias Barela (incumbent)	1,203	64.99%
	Democratic	Salomon Montano	648	35.01%
Total votes			1,851	100%

Republican primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 8th district Republican primary election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Gabaldon	675	53.78%
	Republican	Avililo Chavez	580	46.22%
Total votes			1,255	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 8th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elias Barela (incumbent)	6,582	60.60%
	Republican	Paul Gabaldon	4,279	39.40%
Total votes			10,861	100%
	Democratic hold

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Patricia Lundstrom has represented the 9th district since 2003. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 9th district Democratic primary election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patricia Lundstrom (incumbent)	1,861	74.98%
	Democratic	Peter Watchman	621	25.02%
Total votes			2,482	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 9th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patricia Lundstrom (incumbent)	6,511	100%
Total votes			6,511	100%
	Democratic hold

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Henry Saavedra has represented the 10th district since 1977.

New Mexico House of Representatives 10th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry Saavedra (incumbent)	6,332	100%
Total votes			6,332	100%
	Democratic hold

District 11

Incumbent Democrat Rick Miera has represented the 11th district since 1991.

New Mexico House of Representatives 11th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Miera (incumbent)	9,600	100%
Total votes			9,600	100%
	Democratic hold

District 12

Incumbent Democrat Ernest Chavez has represented the 12th district since 2005.

New Mexico House of Representatives 12th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ernest Chavez (incumbent)	6,265	65.53%
	Republican	Clyde Wheeler	2,529	26.45%
	Independent	Robert Schiller	766	8.01%
Total votes			9,560	100%
	Democratic hold

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Daniel Silva has represented the 13th district since 1985. Silva lost re-nomination to fellow Democrat Eleanor Chavez, who went on to win the general election. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 13th district Democratic primary election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eleanor Chavez	1,201	53.71%
	Democratic	Daniel Silva (incumbent)	1,035	46.29%
Total votes			2,236	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 13th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eleanor Chavez	9,992	100%
Total votes			9,992	100%
	Democratic hold

District 14

Incumbent Democrat Miguel Garcia has represented the 14th district since 1997. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 14th district Democratic primary election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Miguel Garcia (incumbent)	1,943	75.43%
	Democratic	Jerry James Sanchez	633	24.57%
Total votes			2,576	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 14th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Miguel Garcia (incumbent)	6,713	77.58%
	Republican	Clara Pena	1,940	22.42%
Total votes			8,653	100%
	Democratic hold

District 15

Incumbent Republican Teresa Zanetti has represented the 15th district since 2003. Zanetti lost re-election to Democrat Bill O'Neill.

New Mexico House of Representatives 15th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill O'Neill	7,532	52.08%
	Republican	Teresa Zanetti (incumbent)	6,929	47.92%
Total votes			14,461	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 16

Incumbent Democrat Moe Maestas has represented the 16th district since 2007.

New Mexico House of Representatives 16th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Moe Maestas (incumbent)	9,474	100%
Total votes			9,474	100%
	Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Edward Sandoval has represented the 17th district since 1983.

New Mexico House of Representatives 17th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward Sandoval (incumbent)	9,637	66.57%
	Republican	Ronald Toya	4,839	33.43%
Total votes			14,476	100%
	Democratic hold

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Gail Chasey has represented the 18th district since 1997.

New Mexico House of Representatives 18th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gail Chasey (incumbent)	10,237	100%
Total votes			10,237	100%
	Democratic hold

District 19

Incumbent Democrat Sheryl Williams Stapleton has represented the 19th district since 1995.

New Mexico House of Representatives 19th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheryl Williams Stapleton (incumbent)	7,764	100%
Total votes			7,764	100%
	Democratic hold

District 20

Incumbent Republican Richard Berry has represented the 20th district since 2007.

New Mexico House of Representatives 20th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Berry (incumbent)	9,462	100%
Total votes			9,462	100%
	Republican hold

District 21

Incumbent Democrat Mimi Stewart has represented the 21st district since 1995.

New Mexico House of Representatives 21st district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mimi Stewart (incumbent)	6,015	67.38%
	Republican	Howard Louis De La Cruz-Bancroft	2,912	32.62%
Total votes			8,927	100%
	Democratic hold

District 22

Incumbent Republican Kathy McCoy has represented the 22nd district since 2005. Republican primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 22nd district Republican primary election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kathy McCoy (incumbent)	2,413	68.73%
	Republican	James Smith	556	15.84%
	Republican	Daniel Allen Salzwedel	542	15.44%
Total votes			3,511	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 22nd district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kathy McCoy (incumbent)	10,140	58.37%
	Democratic	Janice Saxton	7,233	41.63%
Total votes			17,373	100%
	Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent Republican Eric Youngberg has represented the 23rd district since 2003. Youngberg lost re-election to Democrat Benjamin Hayden Rodefer.

New Mexico House of Representatives 23rd district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Benjamin Hayden Rodefer	8,149	51.37%
	Republican	Eric Youngberg (incumbent)	7,713	48.63%
Total votes			15,862	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 24

Incumbent Republican Janice Arnold-Jones has represented the 24th district since 2003.

New Mexico House of Representatives 24th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Janice Arnold-Jones (incumbent)	8,704	100%
Total votes			8,704	100%
	Republican hold

District 25

Incumbent Democrat Danice Picraux has represented the 25th district since 1991.

New Mexico House of Representatives 25th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Danice Picraux (incumbent)	9,572	100%
Total votes			9,572	100%
	Democratic hold

District 26

Incumbent Democrat Al Park has represented the 26th district since 2001.

New Mexico House of Representatives 26th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Park (incumbent)	5,502	74.99%
	Republican	Rhead Story	1,835	25.01%
Total votes			7,337	100%
	Democratic hold

District 27

Incumbent Republican Larry Larrañaga has represented the 27th district since 1995.

New Mexico House of Representatives 27th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Larrañaga (incumbent)	11,882	100%
Total votes			11,882	100%
	Republican hold

District 28

Incumbent Republican Jimmie Hall has represented the 28th district since 2005.

New Mexico House of Representatives 28th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmie Hall (incumbent)	7,274	53.56%
	Democratic	Shay Rose	6,306	46.44%
Total votes			13,580	100%
	Republican hold

District 29

Incumbent Republican Thomas Anderson has represented the 29th district since 2003.

New Mexico House of Representatives 29th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Anderson (incumbent)	14,871	100%
Total votes			14,871	100%
	Republican hold

District 30

Incumbent Republican Justine Fox-Young has represented the 30th district since 2005. Fox-Young lost re-election to Democrat Karen Giannini.

New Mexico House of Representatives 30th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Giannini	6,647	50.62%
	Republican	Justine Fox-Young (incumbent)	6,483	49.38%
Total votes			13,130	100%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 31

Incumbent Republican Bill Rehm has represented the 31st district since 2007.

New Mexico House of Representatives 31st district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Rehm (incumbent)	11,117	100%
Total votes			11,117	100%
	Republican hold

District 32

Incumbent Democrat Dona Irwin has represented the 32nd district since 1999.

New Mexico House of Representatives 32nd district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dona Irwin (incumbent)	5,325	65.38%
	Republican	Philip Skinner	2,820	34.62%
Total votes			8,145	100%
	Democratic hold

District 33

Incumbent Democrat Joni Gutierrez has represented the 33rd district since 2005. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joni Gutierrez (incumbent)	1,268	71.28%
	Democratic	Jesus Caro Jr.	511	28.72%
Total votes			1,779	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 33rd district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joni Gutierrez (incumbent)	7,647	100%
Total votes			7,647	100%
	Democratic hold

District 34

Incumbent Democrat Mary Helen Garcia has represented the 34th district since 1997.

New Mexico House of Representatives 34th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Helen Garcia (incumbent)	5,111	100%
Total votes			5,111	100%
	Democratic hold

District 35

Incumbent Democrat Antonio Luján has represented the 35th district since 2003.

New Mexico House of Representatives 35th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Antonio Luján (incumbent)	6,937	100%
Total votes			6,937	100%
	Democratic hold

District 36

Incumbent Democrat Andy Nuñez has represented the 36th district since 2001.

New Mexico House of Representatives 36th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Nuñez (incumbent)	5,432	53.60%
	Republican	Mike Tellez	4,703	46.40%
Total votes			10,135	100%
	Democratic hold

District 37

Incumbent Democrat Jeff Steinborn has represented the 37th district since 2007.

New Mexico House of Representatives 37th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Steinborn (incumbent)	9,305	60.53%
	Republican	D. Kent Evans	6,068	39.47%
Total votes			15,373	100%
	Democratic hold

District 38

Incumbent Republican Dianne Hamilton has represented the 38th district since 1999.

New Mexico House of Representatives 38th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dianne Hamilton (incumbent)	7,754	100%
Total votes			7,754	100%
	Republican hold

District 39

Incumbent Democrat Rodolpho Martinez has represented the 39th district since 2007. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 39th district Democratic primary election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rodolpho Martinez (incumbent)	1,827	57.22%
	Democratic	Charles Kelly	1,366	42.78%
Total votes			3,193	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 39th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rodolpho Martinez (incumbent)	7,254	100%
Total votes			7,254	100%
	Democratic hold

District 40

Incumbent Democrat Nick Salazar has represented the 40th district since 1974.

New Mexico House of Representatives 40th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nick Salazar (incumbent)	8,758	100%
Total votes			8,758	100%
	Democratic hold

District 41

Incumbent Democrat Debbie Rodella has represented the 41st district since 1993.

New Mexico House of Representatives 41st district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debbie Rodella (incumbent)	7,812	100%
Total votes			7,812	100%
	Democratic hold

District 42

Incumbent Democrat Roberto Gonzales has represented the 42nd district since 1995.

New Mexico House of Representatives 42nd district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roberto Gonzales (incumbent)	11,597	100%
Total votes			11,597	100%
	Democratic hold

District 43

Incumbent Republican Jeannette Wallace has represented the 43rd district since 1991.

New Mexico House of Representatives 43rd district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeannette Wallace (incumbent)	9,677	100%
Total votes			9,677	100%
	Republican hold

District 44

Incumbent Republican Jane Powdrell-Culbert has represented the 44th district since 2003. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 44th district Democratic primary election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Cour	1,373	72.99%
	Democratic	Gary Alan Van Valin	508	27.01%
Total votes			1,881	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 44th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jane Powdrell-Culbert (incumbent)	11,581	54.13%
	Democratic	Lisa Cour	9,812	45.87%
Total votes			21,393	100%
	Republican hold

District 45

Incumbent Democrat Jim Trujillo has represented the 45th district since 2003.

New Mexico House of Representatives 45th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Trujillo (incumbent)	8,678	100%
Total votes			8,678	100%
	Democratic hold

District 46

Incumbent Democrat House Speaker Ben Luján has represented the 46th district since 1975.

New Mexico House of Representatives 46th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Luján (incumbent)	11,025	100%
Total votes			11,025	100%
	Democratic hold

District 47

Incumbent Democrat Peter Wirth has represented the 47th district since 2005. Wirth retired to run for the State Senate and fellow Democrat Brian Egolf won the open seat.

New Mexico House of Representatives 47th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Egolf	14,305	100%
Total votes			14,305	100%
	Democratic hold

District 48

Incumbent Democrat Lucky Varela has represented the 48th district since 1987.

New Mexico House of Representatives 48th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lucky Varela (incumbent)	11,173	100%
Total votes			11,173	100%
	Democratic hold

District 49

Incumbent Republican Don Tripp has represented the 49th district since 1999.

New Mexico House of Representatives 49th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Tripp (incumbent)	9,688	100%
Total votes			9,688	100%
	Republican hold

District 50

Incumbent Democrat Rhonda Sue King has represented the 50th district since 1999.

New Mexico House of Representatives 50th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rhonda Sue King (incumbent)	9,487	100%
Total votes			9,487	100%
	Democratic hold

District 51

Incumbent Republican Gloria Vaughn has represented the 51st district since 1995.

New Mexico House of Representatives 51st district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gloria Vaughn (incumbent)	3,819	54.24%
	Democratic	Douglas Matthew Post	3,222	45.76%
Total votes			7,041	100%
	Republican hold

District 52

Incumbent Democrat Joe Cervantes has represented the 52nd district since 2001.

New Mexico House of Representatives 52nd district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joe Cervantes (incumbent)	6,443	100%
Total votes			6,443	100%
	Democratic hold

District 53

Incumbent Democrat Nate Cote has represented the 53rd district since 2007. Republican primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 53rd district Republican primary election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stanford Eric Locke	619	61.65%
	Republican	T.E. Fry	385	38.35%
Total votes			1,004	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 53rd district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nate Cote (incumbent)	5,864	59.02%
	Republican	Stanford Eric Locke	4,072	40.98%
Total votes			9,936	100%
	Democratic hold

District 54

Incumbent Republican Bill Gray has represented the 54th district since 2007.

New Mexico House of Representatives 54th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Gray (incumbent)	4,833	100%
Total votes			4,833	100%
	Republican hold

District 55

Incumbent Democrat John Heaton has represented the 55th district since 1997.

New Mexico House of Representatives 55th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Heaton (incumbent)	5,676	54.16%
	Republican	Cathrynn Brown	4,805	45.84%
Total votes			10,481	100%
	Democratic hold

District 56

Incumbent Republican Dub Williams has represented the 56th district since 1995.

New Mexico House of Representatives 56th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dub Williams (incumbent)	7,288	100%
Total votes			7,288	100%
	Republican hold

District 57

Incumbent Republican Dan Foley has represented the 57th district since 1999. Foley lost re-nominantion to fellow Republican Dennis Kintigh, who went on to win the general election. Republican primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 57th district Republican primary election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Kintigh	2,417	56.88%
	Republican	Dan Foley (incumbent)	1,832	43.12%
Total votes			4,249	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 57th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Kintigh	8,229	66.05%
	Democratic	Mary Frances Barron	4,230	33.95%
Total votes			12,459	100%
	Republican hold

District 58

Incumbent Republican Candy Ezzell has represented the 58th district since 2005.

New Mexico House of Representatives 58th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Candy Ezzell (incumbent)	4,208	61.62%
	Democratic	George Peterson	2,621	38.38%
Total votes			6,829	100%
	Republican hold

District 59

Incumbent Republican Nora Espinoza has represented the 59th district since 2007.

New Mexico House of Representatives 59th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nora Espinoza (incumbent)	6,469	65.24%
	Democratic	Ellen Wedum	3,446	34.76%
Total votes			9,915	100%
	Republican hold

District 60

Incumbent Democrat Thomas Swisstack has represented the 60th district since 2003. Swisstack didn't seek re-election and fellow Democrat Jack Thomas won the open seat.

New Mexico House of Representatives 60th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Thomas	8,362	50.85%
	Republican	Paula Papponi	8,084	49.15%
Total votes			16,446	100%
	Democratic hold

District 61

Incumbent Republican Shirley Tyler has represented the 61st district since 2007.

New Mexico House of Representatives 61st district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shirley Tyler (incumbent)	4,713	100%
Total votes			4,713	100%
	Republican hold

District 62

Incumbent Republican Donald Bratton has represented the 62nd district since 2001.

New Mexico House of Representatives 62nd district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald Bratton (incumbent)	8,402	100%
Total votes			8,402	100%
	Republican hold

District 63

Incumbent Democrat Jose Campos II has represented the 63rd district since 2003.

New Mexico House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jose Campos II (incumbent)	4,001	58.77%
	Republican	Matthew Rush	2,807	41.23%
Total votes			6,808	100%
	Democratic hold

District 64

Incumbent Republican Anna Crook has represented the 64th district since 1995.

New Mexico House of Representatives 64th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anna Crook (incumbent)	5,977	63.95%
	Democratic	Mario Trujillo	3,370	36.05%
Total votes			9,347	100%
	Republican hold

District 65

Incumbent Democrat James Madalena has represented the 65th district since 1985.

New Mexico House of Representatives 65th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Madalena (incumbent)	8,049	100%
Total votes			8,049	100%
	Democratic hold

District 66

Incumbent Republican Keith Gardner has represented the 66th district since 2005.

New Mexico House of Representatives 66th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Gardner (incumbent)	7,330	100%
Total votes			7,330	100%
	Republican hold

District 67

Incumbent Republican Brian Moore has represented the 67th district since 2001. Moore didn't seek re-election and fellow Republican Dennis Roch won the open seat. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 67th district Democratic primary election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Craig Cosner	1,248	58.70%
	Democratic	Van Robertson	878	41.30%
Total votes			2,126	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 67th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dennis Roch	5,496	55.19%
	Democratic	Craig Cosner	4,463	44.81%
Total votes			9,959	100%
	Republican hold

District 68

Incumbent Democrat Thomas Garcia has represented the 68th district since 2007. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 68th district Democratic primary election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Garcia (incumbent)	2,823	63.54%
	Democratic	Bengie Regensberg	1,620	36.46%
Total votes			4,443	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 68th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Garcia (incumbent)	8,226	72.84%
	Republican	Sylvia Olson	3,067	27.16%
Total votes			11,293	100%
	Democratic hold

District 69

Incumbent Democrat and Majority Leader Ken Martinez had represented the 69th district since 1999.

New Mexico House of Representatives 69th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Martinez (incumbent)	7,457	100%
Total votes			7,457	100%
	Democratic hold

District 70

Incumbent Democrat Richard Vigil has represented the 70th district since 1999. Democratic primary

New Mexico House of Representatives 70th district Democratic primary election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Vigil (incumbent)	1,986	43.61%
	Democratic	Naomi Montoya	1,549	34.01%
	Democratic	Travis Regensberg	1,019	22.38%
Total votes			4,554	100%

General election

New Mexico House of Representatives 70th district general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Vigil (incumbent)	7,185	69.81%
	Republican	Mel Root	3,107	30.19%
Total votes			10,292	100%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2008 United States elections
• 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
• Elections in New Mexico