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1974Final results

1974 election for New Mexico House District 49

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Leroy Baca (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating James Lee Martin (R) by 9.2 points.

Leroy BacaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%3,239
45.4%2,692
5,931 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

EvenR+0.61976R+1.51978R+18.11980R+7.11982D+7.71984D+25.61986

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