1976Final results
1976 election for New Mexico Senate District 31
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Bobby E. Wood (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Sam A. Moorhead (R) by 7.7 points.
Bobby E. WoodDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.9%5,190
Sam A. MoorheadRepublican
46.1%4,444
9,634 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