1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 15
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Raymond Sanchez (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Stephen P. Schalk (R) by 12.6 points.
Raymond SanchezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%2,530
Stephen P. SchalkRepublican
43.7%1,965
4,495 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