1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 10
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Henry Saavedra (D) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Virginia R. Ford (R) by 45.1 points.
Henry SaavedraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.5%3,300
Virginia R. FordRepublican
27.5%1,249
4,549 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET