1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 36
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Bud Hettinga (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Charlie J. McGinn (R) by 16.2 points.
Bud HettingaDemocrat · winner
58.1%2,343
Charlie J. McGinnRepublican
41.9%1,688
4,031 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