1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for New Mexico Senate District 15
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Edmund J. Lang (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating James S. Peironnet Jr. (R) by 6.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Edmund J. LangDemocrat · winner
53.0%5,600
James S. Peironnet Jr.Republican · incumbent
47.0%4,964
10,564 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