1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for New Mexico House District 4
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Leo Watchman (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Edwin L. Foutz (R) by 17.4 points.
Leo WatchmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.7%2,244
Edwin L. FoutzRepublican · incumbent
41.3%1,579
3,823 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