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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
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

EvenR+46.91978R+51.71980R+36.51984R+43.11986R+22.71988R+15.51992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET