1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for New Mexico House District 47
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Frank M. Bond (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Julian Grace (D) by 16.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Frank M. BondRepublican · winner
58.3%4,106
Julian GraceDemocrat · incumbent
41.7%2,942
7,048 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