1982Final results
1982 election for New Mexico House District 49
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
James Lee Martin (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Roy Lawrence Hefner (D) by 7.1 points.
James Lee MartinRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.6%3,684
Roy Lawrence HefnerDemocrat
46.4%3,193
6,877 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