1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 21
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
John S. Padoven (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Warren O. F. Harris (D) by 7.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
John S. PadovenRepublican · winner
53.5%2,218
Warren O. F. HarrisDemocrat
46.5%1,925
4,143 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