1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 41
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Manuel D. Trujillo (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Michael G. Rael (R) by 16.2 points.
Manuel D. TrujilloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%2,832
Michael G. RaelRepublican
38.7%1,997
Pat ValdezOther party
6.4%329
5,158 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