1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico Senate District 29
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Willie M. Chavez (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating John W. Pope (D) by 9.8 points.
Willie M. ChavezRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.9%5,196
John W. PopeDemocrat
45.1%4,268
9,464 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