1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico House District 5
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Emmett Bryan Wall Jr. (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Timothy P. Dillon (R) by 22.5 points.
Emmett Bryan Wall Jr.Democrat · winner
61.3%2,063
Timothy P. DillonRepublican
38.7%1,304
3,367 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