1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico House District 12
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Raymond Garcia (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Emilio M. Gallegos (R) by 20.4 points.
Raymond GarciaDemocrat · winner
60.2%2,808
Emilio M. GallegosRepublican
39.8%1,857
4,665 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