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1974Final results

1974 election for New Mexico House District 48

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Edward J. Lopez (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating F. Joel Roth (R) by 35.3 points.

Edward J. LopezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.6%3,416
F. Joel RothRepublican
32.4%1,634
5,050 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+21.71972D+35.31974D+17.81978D+57.02010D+68.42026

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