1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico House District 19
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Donald L. Thompson (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating V. Joyce Peterson (R) by 6.4 points.
Donald L. ThompsonDemocrat · winner
53.2%2,788
V. Joyce PetersonRepublican
46.8%2,455
5,243 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