1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 3
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
D. Polk Brown (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Raymond Gabehart (R) by 3.5 points.
D. Polk BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.7%2,484
Raymond GabehartRepublican
48.2%2,316
4,800 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