1976Final results
1976 election for New Mexico House District 17
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Robert N. Garcia (D) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Frank V. Chavez (R) by 30.1 points.
Robert N. GarciaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.1%2,929
Frank V. ChavezRepublican
34.9%1,572
4,501 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET