1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 25
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
John Lee Thompson (D) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Phillip J. Gallegos (R) by 32.7 points.
John Lee ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.4%2,910
Phillip J. GallegosRepublican
33.6%1,475
4,385 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