1976Final results
1976 election for New Mexico Senate District 12
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Michael Alarid (D) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Peter L. Zollinger (R) by 36.0 points.
Michael AlaridDemocrat · winner
68.0%4,594
Peter L. ZollingerRepublican
32.0%2,162
6,756 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