1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico Senate District 19
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
John M. Tannehill (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Les Houston (D) by 5.1 points.
John M. TannehillRepublican · winner
52.5%5,825
Les HoustonDemocrat
47.5%5,260
11,085 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