1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for New Mexico House District MCKINLEY 1

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Leo Watchman (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Jake C. Chee (R) by 12.2 points.

Leo WatchmanDemocrat · winner
56.1%1,743
Jake C. CheeRepublican · incumbent
43.9%1,365
3,108 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET