1976Final results
1976 election for New Mexico House District 40
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Nick L. Salazar (D) won with 73.1% of the vote, defeating Ruben W. Salazar (R) by 46.3 points.
Nick L. SalazarDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.1%4,141
Ruben W. SalazarRepublican
26.9%1,521
5,662 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