1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for New Mexico Senate District 3
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
John Pinto (D) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Tom Lee (R) by 42.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
John PintoDemocrat · winner
71.0%4,723
Tom LeeRepublican · incumbent
29.0%1,926
6,649 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