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1968Final results

1968 election for New Mexico House District OTERO 2

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Deloma A. Scott (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Ernest Malcolm Ramsey Sr. (R) by 9.6 points.

Deloma A. ScottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.8%1,673
45.2%1,380
3,053 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

EvenD+9.61968R+18.81970

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