1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico Senate District 37
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Gladys Hansen (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating James Kirkpatrick (R) by 22.0 points.
Gladys HansenDemocrat · winner
61.0%5,131
James KirkpatrickRepublican
39.0%3,283
8,414 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