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1974Final results

1974 election for New Mexico House District 45

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Ricardo A. Montoya (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Janice G. Olson (R) by 31.3 points.

Ricardo A. MontoyaDemocrat · winner
65.7%3,894
Janice G. OlsonRepublican
34.3%2,036
5,930 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

EvenD+35.11978D+19.21982D+29.31984D+31.81986D+41.41988D+49.11994

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