1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 20
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Ruby V. Appelman (R) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Carl J. Frilling Jr. (D) by 14.1 points.
Ruby V. AppelmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.0%4,030
Carl J. Frilling Jr.Democrat
43.0%3,035
7,065 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