1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico Senate District 2
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Frank Lillywhite (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Bert G. Barns (D) by 8.1 points.
Frank LillywhiteRepublican · winner
54.0%3,879
Bert G. BarnsDemocrat
46.0%3,298
7,177 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