1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico Senate District 18
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
William A. Sego (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Ramon Huerta (D) by 29.3 points.
William A. SegoRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%6,157
Ramon HuertaDemocrat
35.3%3,363
9,520 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