1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 46
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Ben Lujan (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Alex Steve Trujillo (R) by 29.9 points.
Ben LujanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%3,349
Alex Steve TrujilloRepublican
35.0%1,807
5,156 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