1976Final results
1976 election for New Mexico House District 43
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Vernon Kerr (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Robert D. Castille (D) by 7.3 points.
Vernon KerrRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%4,337
Robert D. CastilleDemocrat
46.3%3,745
8,082 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