1976Final results
1976 election for New Mexico House District 5
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Stephen W. Kennedy (R) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Edwin Joe Atkinson (D) by 22.3 points.
Stephen W. KennedyRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.1%2,417
Edwin Joe AtkinsonDemocrat
38.9%1,537
3,954 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