1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico Senate District 22
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Paul F. Becht (R) won with 76.0% of the vote, defeating Raymond Joe Ward (D) by 52.1 points.
Paul F. BechtRepublican · winner
76.0%8,224
Raymond Joe WardDemocrat
24.0%2,591
10,815 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