1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico House District 1
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Jerry Sandel (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Manuel C. Hastings (R) by 30.1 points.
Jerry SandelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%3,048
Manuel C. HastingsRepublican
35.0%1,638
4,686 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET