1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico House District 8
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Fred Luna (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Gene A. Sais (R) by 24.4 points.
Fred LunaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%2,788
Gene A. SaisRepublican
37.8%1,695
4,483 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