1974 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico|
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Majority party
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Minority party
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| Party
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Democratic
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Republican
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| Last election
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1
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1
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| Seats won
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1
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1
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| Seat change
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| Popular vote
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162,095
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149,313
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| Percentage
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51.2%
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47.2%
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| Swing
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 5.1%
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 3.5%
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 District results
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Democratic
60–70%
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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 remain evenly split, as it had been since 1970.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 1974[1]
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| Party
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Votes
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Percentage
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Seats
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+/–
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Democratic
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162,095
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51.24%
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1
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—
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Republican
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149,313
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47.20%
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1
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—
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American Independent
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4,929
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1.56%
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0
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—
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| Totals
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316,337
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100.00%
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2
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—
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District 1
District 2
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