1976Final results
1976 election for New Mexico House District 27
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
C. Brad Cates (R) won with 76.5% of the vote, defeating Liberante J. Russo (D) by 53.0 points.
C. Brad CatesRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.5%6,886
Liberante J. RussoDemocrat
23.5%2,116
9,002 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