1972 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

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Both of the New Mexico incumbents were re-elected.

DistrictIncumbentPartyFirst
elected
ResultCandidates
New Mexico 1 Manuel Lujan Jr. Republican 1968 Incumbent re-elected.Manuel Lujan Jr. (Republican) 55.7%
Eugene Gallegos (Democratic) 44.3%
New Mexico 2 Harold L. Runnels Democratic 1970 Incumbent re-elected.Harold L. Runnels (Democratic) 72.2%
George E. Presson (Republican) 27.8%

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