1976Final results
1976 election for New Mexico Senate District 8
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Ray Leger (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Junio Lopez (R) by 21.0 points.
Ray LegerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%5,371
Junio LopezRepublican
39.5%3,507
8,878 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