2012Final results
2012 election for New Mexico House District 40
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Nick L. Salazar (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Gary E. Martinez (R) by 31.9 points.
Nick L. SalazarDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%7,901
Gary E. MartinezRepublican
34.0%4,076
11,977 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET