1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 48
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Leo David Catanach (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Joe A. Padilla (R) by 17.8 points.
Leo David CatanachDemocrat · winner
58.9%2,914
Joe A. PadillaRepublican
41.1%2,032
4,946 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