1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for New Mexico House District 23
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Dennis S. Pena (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Turner W. Branch (R) by 18.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Dennis S. PenaDemocrat · winner
59.1%2,419
Turner W. BranchRepublican · incumbent
40.9%1,677
4,096 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