1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 50
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
John F. Bigbee (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Jose O. Villanueva (D) by 18.9 points.
John F. BigbeeRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%3,883
Jose O. VillanuevaDemocrat
40.6%2,649
6,532 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