1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

The 1974 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 5, 1974 to elect the state's two representatives to serve in the 94th United States Congress.

1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

← 1972 November 5, 1974 (1974-11-05) 1976 →

All 2 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 1 1
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 162,095 149,313
Percentage 51.2% 47.2%
Swing Decrease5.1% Increase3.5%

District results

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 162,095 51.24% 1
Republican 149,313 47.20% 1
American Independent 4,929 1.56% 0
Totals 316,337 100.00% 2

District 1

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New Mexico's 1st congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent) 106,268 58.61
Democratic Roberto Mondragón 71,968 39.70
American Independent Martin Molloy 3,069 1.69
Total votes 181,305 100.00
Republican hold

District 2

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New Mexico's 2nd congressional district election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harold L. Runnels (incumbent) 90,127 66.74
Republican Donald W. Trubey 43,045 31.88
American Independent Hub Horton 1,860 1.38
Total votes 135,032 100.00
Democratic hold

References

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