1978Final results
1978 election for New Mexico Senate District 39
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
John E. Conway (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Bobby Dan Crenshaw (D) by 20.1 points.
John E. ConwayRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.1%4,361
Bobby Dan CrenshawDemocrat
39.9%2,900
7,261 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