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1972Final results

1972 election for New Mexico House District 52

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Maurice Hobson (R) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Page Carter (D) by 36.3 points.

Maurice HobsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.1%2,348
Page CarterDemocrat
31.9%1,098
3,446 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

EvenR+42.31976R+18.01978R+14.51982R+14.81984R+14.71986R+16.21988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET