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1972Final results

1972 election for New Mexico House District 69

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

David M. Salman (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Benjamin Coca (R) by 16.5 points.

David M. SalmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.3%3,671
Benjamin CocaRepublican
41.7%2,630
6,301 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+14.51976D+16.31978D+6.61980D+41.81982D+27.11984D+36.21986

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