1972Final results
1972 election for New Mexico Senate District 8
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Ray Leger (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Junio Lopez (R) by 0.5 points.
Ray LegerDemocrat · winner
50.3%4,790
Junio LopezRepublican
49.7%4,742
9,532 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