1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico House District 28
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
James A. Caudell (R) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Spencer L. Payne (D) by 25.4 points.
James A. CaudellRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.7%4,095
Spencer L. PayneDemocrat
37.3%2,437
6,532 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