1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for New Mexico House District GRANT 1
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Murray Ryan (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Fred W. Foster (D) by 4.7 points.
Murray RyanRepublican · winner
52.4%1,921
Fred W. FosterDemocrat · incumbent
47.6%1,747
3,668 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