1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 38
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Murray Ryan (R) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Bill Carlis (D) by 38.0 points.
Murray RyanRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.0%4,076
Bill CarlisDemocrat
31.0%1,830
5,906 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