1976Final results
1976 election for New Mexico House District 3
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
D. Polk Brown (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating F. Dwight Payton (R) by 22.6 points.
D. Polk BrownDemocrat · winner
61.3%3,149
F. Dwight PaytonRepublican
38.7%1,986
5,135 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