1974Final results
1974 election for New Mexico Senate District 17
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Robert H. McBride (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating John R. Earnshaw (R) by 9.9 points.
Robert H. McBrideDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%3,708
John R. EarnshawRepublican
45.1%3,043
6,751 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