1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico House District 18
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Lenton Malry (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating George R. Martinez (R) by 27.4 points.
Lenton MalryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%3,711
George R. MartinezRepublican
36.3%2,113
5,824 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