1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico House District 7
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Walter K. Martinez (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Theodore R. Allen (R) by 35.7 points.
Walter K. MartinezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.8%2,913
Theodore R. AllenRepublican
32.2%1,381
4,294 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