1974Final results
1974 election for New Mexico House District 20
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Ruby V. Appelman (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating R. C. Dusty Rhoads (D) by 10.7 points.
Ruby V. AppelmanRepublican · winner
55.3%3,267
R. C. Dusty RhoadsDemocrat
44.7%2,638
5,905 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET