1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for New Mexico Senate District 31
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Bobby E. Wood (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating James L. Bruin (R) by 5.3 points.
Bobby E. WoodDemocrat · winner
52.7%4,839
James L. BruinRepublican · incumbent
47.3%4,349
9,188 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