1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 24
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
George Buffet (R) won with 74.6% of the vote, defeating Solomon L. Hoffman (D) by 49.2 points.
George BuffetRepublican · winner
74.6%3,383
Solomon L. HoffmanDemocrat
25.4%1,152
4,535 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