1976Final results
1976 election for New Mexico Senate District 18
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
William R. Valentine (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Allen N. Thodes (D) by 35.8 points.
William R. ValentineRepublican · winner
67.9%6,564
Allen N. ThodesDemocrat
32.1%3,100
9,664 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