1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for New Mexico House District 6
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Cecelia R. Rosales (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Louis J. Romero (D) by 5.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Cecelia R. RosalesRepublican · winner
52.9%1,413
Louis J. RomeroDemocrat · incumbent
47.1%1,258
2,671 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