1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for New Mexico House District 66
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Gary D. Robbins (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Cecil Cook (D) by 18.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Gary D. RobbinsRepublican · winner
59.3%2,579
Cecil CookDemocrat · incumbent
40.7%1,768
4,347 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