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| Elections in New Mexico |
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The1972 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 theUnited States House of Representatives. This election coincided with other state local offices such as thepresidential election and the state's concurrentsenate election.
Neither seats changed partisan control. TheDemocrats retained control of the2nd district while,Republicans held on to the1st District. This kept the state delegation evenly split.
| United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 1972[1] | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Democratic | 210,391 | 56.32% | 1 | — | |
| Totals | 373,578 | 100.00% | 2 | — | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent) | 118,403 | 55.68 | |
| Democratic | Eugene Gallegos | 94,239 | 44.32 | |
| Total votes | 212,642 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Harold L. Runnels (incumbent) | 116,152 | 72.17 | |
| Republican | George E. Presson | 44,784 | 27.83 | |
| Total votes | 160,936 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
