1976Final results
1976 election for New Mexico Senate District 38
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Frank O. Papen (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating E. J. Hans (R) by 23.4 points.
Frank O. PapenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.7%4,799
E. J. HansRepublican
38.3%2,978
7,777 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