1976Final results
1976 election for New Mexico Senate District 22
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Paul F. Becht (R) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Mort Resnick (D) by 40.1 points.
Paul F. BechtRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.1%9,672
Mort ResnickDemocrat
29.9%4,135
13,807 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