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1972Final results

1972 election for New Mexico Senate District 23

New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico

John D. Rogers (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Morris F. Milligan (R) by 30.7 points.

John D. RogersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.3%7,153
34.7%3,795
10,948 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

EvenR+23.01980R+35.91984R+35.71988R+20.61992R+23.41996R+3.52016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET