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1976 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

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1976 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

← 1974 November 2, 1976 (1976-11-02) 1978 →

All 2 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 1 1
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 214,718 185,363
Percentage 53.5% 46.2%
Swing Increase6.2% Decrease5.0%

The 1976 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 2, 1976 to elect the state's two representatives to serve in the 95th United States Congress.

Both districts retained their partisan control with The Democrats retaining the 2nd district and Republicans holding on to the 1st District. This made the state's delegation stay evenly split as it had been since 1970.

Overview

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United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 1974[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Democratic 214,718 53.51% 1
Republican 185,363 46.20% 1
Raza Unida Party 1,159 0.29% 0
Totals 401,240 100.00% 2

District 1

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New Mexico's 1st congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent) 162,587 72.09
Democratic Raymond Garcia 61,800 27.40
Raza Unida Martin Molloy 1,159 0.51
Total votes 225,546 100.00
Republican hold

District 2

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New Mexico's 2nd congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harold L. Runnels (incumbent) 123,563 70.33
Republican Donald W. Trubey 52,131 29.67
Total votes 175,694 100.00
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF).