1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico House District 9
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Richard A. Carbajal (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas W. Tarter (R) by 19.8 points.
Richard A. CarbajalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%2,952
Thomas W. TarterRepublican
40.1%1,977
4,929 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