1982Final results
1982 election for New Mexico House District 4
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Thomas E. Atcitty (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Karlin (R) by 19.4 points.
Thomas E. AtcittyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%2,285
Robert E. KarlinRepublican
40.3%1,542
3,827 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