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1972Final results

1972 election for New Mexico House District 23

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Turner W. Branch (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Donald H. Brennan (D) by 16.5 points.

Turner W. BranchRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.2%3,114
41.8%2,234
5,348 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+15.81976D+20.31978D+0.31980R+20.71982R+29.41984R+89.91990

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