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1976Final results

1976 election for New Mexico House District 29

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Abel E. McBride (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating J. Ralph Reaves (R) by 10.4 points.

Abel E. McBrideDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.2%5,189
J. Ralph ReavesRepublican
44.8%4,215
9,404 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

EvenD+10.41976R+14.51978R+29.91980R+22.01982R+11.81984D+10.21986

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