1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 53
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
George Fettinger (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating John L. Green (R) by 24.1 points.
George FettingerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.1%2,117
John L. GreenRepublican
37.9%1,294
3,411 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