1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 43
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Vernon Kerr (R) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Robert D. Castille (D) by 4.1 points.
Vernon KerrRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.0%3,675
Robert D. CastilleDemocrat
48.0%3,387
7,062 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