1974Final results
1974 election for New Mexico House District 3
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
George Pennington (D) won with 74.9% of the vote, defeating Dennis O. Chavez (R) by 49.7 points.
George PenningtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.9%3,077
Dennis O. ChavezRepublican
25.1%1,033
4,110 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