1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 40
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Nick L. Salazar (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Ben T. Maestas (R) by 24.4 points.
Nick L. SalazarDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%3,655
Ben T. MaestasRepublican
37.8%2,223
5,878 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