1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico Senate District 10
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
R. Leo Dow (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Joseph M. Montoya II (D) by 2.9 points.
R. Leo DowRepublican · winner
51.5%4,791
Joseph M. Montoya IIDemocrat
48.5%4,520
9,311 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