1976Final results
1976 election for New Mexico Senate District 5
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Matias L. Chacon (D) won with 72.6% of the vote, defeating Oswaldo Martinez (R) by 45.1 points.
Matias L. ChaconDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.6%6,575
Oswaldo MartinezRepublican
27.4%2,485
9,060 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