1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for New Mexico House District 49
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Leroy Baca (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Lee O. Coker (R) by 9.0 points.
Leroy BacaDemocrat · winner
54.5%3,626
Lee O. CokerRepublican · incumbent
45.5%3,027
6,653 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