1982Final results
1982 election for New Mexico House District 30
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
John McMullan (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Joseph W. Palmer (D) by 23.0 points.
John McMullanRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%4,983
Joseph W. PalmerDemocrat
38.5%3,118
8,101 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET