1972 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
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← 1970 | November 7, 1972 (1972-11-07) | 1974 → |
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All 2 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Last election | 1 | 1 | Seats won | 1 | 1 | Seat change | | | Popular vote | 210,391 | 163,187 | Percentage | 56.3% | 43.7% | Swing | 10.4% | 10.4% | |
District results Democratic 70–80% | Republican 50–60% | |
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The 1972 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 7, 1972 to elect the state's two representatives to serve in the United States House of Representatives. This election coincided with other state local offices such as the presidential election and the state's concurrent senate election.
Neither seats changed partisan control. The Democrats retained control of the 2nd district while, Republicans held on to the 1st District. This kept the state delegation evenly split.
Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 1972[1] |
Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– |
| Democratic | 210,391 | 56.32% | 1 | — |
Totals | 373,578 | 100.00% | 2 | — |
District 1
New Mexico's 1st congressional district election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent) | 118,403 | 55.68 |
| Democratic | Eugene Gallegos | 94,239 | 44.32 |
Total votes | 212,642 | 100.00 |
| Republican hold |
District 2
New Mexico's 2nd congressional district election, 1972 Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Harold L. Runnels (incumbent) | 116,152 | 72.17 |
| Republican | George E. Presson | 44,784 | 27.83 |
Total votes | 160,936 | 100.00 |
| Democratic hold |
References
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF).