1982Final results
1982 election for New Mexico House District 47
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Max Coll (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Herman Eloy Sanchez (D) by 8.1 points.
Max CollRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.1%3,767
Herman Eloy SanchezDemocrat
45.9%3,200
6,967 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