1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico Senate District 12
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Douglas J. Michelson (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Richard W. Holland (R) by 5.4 points.
Douglas J. MichelsonDemocrat · winner
52.7%4,240
Richard W. HollandRepublican
47.3%3,807
8,047 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