1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico House District 36
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
John R. Tomlin (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Delia Garcia Barncastle (R) by 6.2 points.
John R. TomlinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%2,277
Delia Garcia BarncastleRepublican
46.9%2,010
4,287 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