1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

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1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

←  1972 November 5, 1974 (1974-11-05) 1976  →
All 2 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 1 1 Seats won 1 1 Seat change Popular vote 162,095 149,313 Percentage 51.2% 47.2% Swing 5.1% 3.5%
District results Democratic   60–70% Republican   50–60%

The 1974 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 5, 1974 to elect the state's two representatives to serve in the 94th United States Congress.

Both districts retained their partisan control, with the Democrats retaining the 2nd district and Republicans holding on to the 1st district. This made the state's delegation remain evenly split, as it had been since 1970.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 1974 [1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	162,095	51.24%	1	—
	Republican	149,313	47.20%	1	—
	American Independent	4,929	1.56%	0	—
Totals		316,337	100.00%	2	—

District 1

See also: New Mexico's 1st congressional district

New Mexico's 1st congressional district election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent)	106,268	58.61
	Democratic	Roberto Mondragón	71,968	39.70
	American Independent	Martin Molloy	3,069	1.69
Total votes			181,305	100.00
	Republican hold

District 2

See also: New Mexico's 2nd congressional district

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold L. Runnels (incumbent)	90,127	66.74
	Republican	Donald W. Trubey	43,045	31.88
	American Independent	Hub Horton	1,860	1.38
Total votes			135,032	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF).