1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for New Mexico House District 25
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Ronald L. Chaplin (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Arthur L. Dow (D) by 11.3 points.
Ronald L. ChaplinRepublican · winner
55.6%3,026
Arthur L. DowDemocrat · incumbent
44.4%2,412
5,438 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