1980Final results
1980 election for New Mexico House District 27
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
C. Brad Cates (R) won with 75.8% of the vote, defeating John A. Ingram (D) by 51.7 points.
C. Brad CatesRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.8%9,307
John A. IngramDemocrat
24.2%2,967
12,274 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET