1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 23
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Dennis S. Pena (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Ganarld Taylor (R) by 20.3 points.
Dennis S. PenaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.2%2,233
Ganarld TaylorRepublican
39.8%1,479
3,712 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