1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico Senate District 5
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Matias L. Chacon (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Feliberto T. Ulibarri (R) by 35.8 points.
Matias L. ChaconDemocrat · winner
67.9%5,988
Feliberto T. UlibarriRepublican
32.1%2,830
8,818 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