1968Final results
1968 election for New Mexico House District BERNALILLO 17
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Thomas W. Hoover (R) won with 72.7% of the vote, defeating Van T. West (D) by 45.4 points.
Thomas W. HooverRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.7%6,867
Van T. WestDemocrat
27.3%2,577
9,444 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET