DemocratNot in office · last served 1994Last on a ballot: Nov 1992
Leo Watchman
Last held office: New Mexico House of Representatives, District 9 (1982–1994). Ran in 12 elections between 1968 and 1992, winning 12.
Last office: New Mexico House of Representatives, District 9
- Last margin
- +21.7
- Won 1978
- Elections
- 12
- 1968–1992
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Watchman was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028New Mexico House of Representatives, District 4New Mexico House of Representatives, District 9
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Watchman has run
Margin: how far Watchman finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 9 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1990 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 9 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1988 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 9 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1986 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 9 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1984 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 9 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1982 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 9 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1978 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Won | Benjamin A. House (R) | 60.8% | D+21.7 |
| 1976 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Won | Hugh M. Plummer (R) | 73.4% | D+46.9 |
| 1974 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Won | Willard Frazier (R) | 62.6% | D+25.2 |
| 1972 | New Mexico House of Representatives, District 4 | General | Won | Edwin L. Foutz (R) | 58.7% | D+17.4 |
| 1970 | New Mexico House of Representatives, McKinley 1 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 1968 | New Mexico House of Representatives, McKinley 1 | General | Won | Jake C. Chee (R) | 56.1% | D+12.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Watchman has held
- New Mexico House of Representatives, District 9 · 1982–1994
- New Mexico House of Representatives, District 4 · 1972–1980
- New Mexico House of Representatives, District MCKINLEY 1 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Watchman has run against
- Benjamin A. House (R) · 1978 election, won
- Hugh M. Plummer (R) · 1976 election, won
- Willard Frazier (R) · 1974 election, won
- Edwin L. Foutz (R) · 1972 election, won
- Jake C. Chee (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive