1976Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1976 election for New Mexico House District 49
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
James Lee Martin (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Hubert R. Hardern (D) by 0.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
James Lee MartinRepublican · winner
50.3%3,263
Hubert R. HardernDemocrat
49.7%3,227
6,490 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