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1972Final results

1972 election for New Mexico House District 15

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Raymond Sanchez (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating John H. Montgomery (R) by 19.4 points.

Raymond SanchezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%2,939
40.3%1,985
4,924 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

EvenD+13.91976D+12.61978D+29.31982D+4.51984D+14.31986D+20.61988

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