1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 26
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
John W. Daly (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating John R. Ellefson (D) by 5.9 points.
John W. DalyRepublican · winner
53.0%2,183
John R. EllefsonDemocrat
47.0%1,939
4,122 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