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1972Final results

1972 election for New Mexico House District 7

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Walter K. Martinez (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Harry F. Lee (R) by 22.7 points.

Walter K. MartinezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%3,155
Harry F. LeeRepublican
38.6%1,987
5,142 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+35.71978D+16.81980D+48.21982D+38.81984D+12.91992D+8.11996

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