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1972Final results

1972 election for New Mexico House District 63

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Hoyt Pattison (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating John Clemmons (D) by 19.2 points.

Hoyt PattisonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%2,317
40.4%1,570
3,887 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

EvenD+12.01986D+23.01988D+33.61990D+30.21992D+5.51994R+5.91996

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