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1982Final results

1982 election for New Mexico House District 7

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Walter K. Martinez (D) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Lee B. Garcia (R) by 48.2 points.

Walter K. MartinezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.1%3,160
Lee B. GarciaRepublican
25.9%1,105
4,265 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

EvenD+35.71978D+16.81980D+48.21982D+38.81984D+12.91992D+8.11996

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