1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 4
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Leo Watchman (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Benjamin A. House (R) by 21.7 points.
Leo WatchmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%2,221
Benjamin A. HouseRepublican
39.2%1,429
3,650 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