1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for New Mexico Senate District 32
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
R. E. Thompson (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Jack B. Patterson (R) by 9.3 points.
R. E. ThompsonDemocrat · winner
54.6%4,773
Jack B. PattersonRepublican · incumbent
45.4%3,962
8,735 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