1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 49
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
James Lee Martin (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating George W. Patchell (D) by 1.5 points.
James Lee MartinRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.7%3,206
George W. PatchellDemocrat
49.3%3,114
6,320 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