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1978Final results

1978 election for New Mexico House District 27

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

C. Brad Cates (R) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating Gary M. Graham (D) by 46.9 points.

C. Brad CatesRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.4%6,080
26.6%2,199
8,279 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

EvenR+46.91978R+51.71980R+36.51984R+43.11986R+22.71988R+15.51992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET