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1972Final results

1972 election for New Mexico Senate District 9

New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico

Alfonso T. Montoya (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Carlos R. Robinson (R) by 8.5 points.

Alfonso T. MontoyaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.3%4,824
45.7%4,067
8,891 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

EvenR+5.41980D+11.61984R+2.01992D+3.01996R+10.22000D+0.52008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET