1976Final results
1976 election for New Mexico House District 65
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
John Hays (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Emzy W. Gaydon (R) by 35.0 points.
John HaysDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.5%2,998
Emzy W. GaydonRepublican
32.5%1,443
4,441 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