1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
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← 1972 | November 5, 1974 (1974-11-05) | 1976 → |
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All 2 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives |
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| 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% | |
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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 stay 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
District 2
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
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF).