1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico House District 60
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
C. Gene Samberson (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Billy J. McKibben (R) by 6.1 points.
C. Gene SambersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%2,583
Billy J. McKibbenRepublican
47.0%2,286
4,869 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