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1976Final results

1976 election for New Mexico House District 50

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

John F. Bigbee (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Frank T. Encinias (D) by 22.1 points.

John F. BigbeeRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.0%4,227
39.0%2,697
6,924 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

EvenR+22.11976R+18.91978R+15.11980D+16.41982D+19.81984D+22.51986

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET