1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico Senate District 16
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Thomas R. Rutherford (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Davidson (R) by 12.1 points.
Thomas R. RutherfordDemocrat · winner
56.1%5,396
Robert C. DavidsonRepublican
43.9%4,227
9,623 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