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1974Final results

1974 election for New Mexico House District 56

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

T. E. Brown Jr. (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Fred D. Collins (R) by 33.8 points.

T. E. Brown Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%2,955
Fred D. CollinsRepublican
33.1%1,463
4,418 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+8.31982R+19.41984D+18.21990R+6.41994R+8.91996R+42.31998

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