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1976 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1976 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election?

Manuel Lujan Jr. won the 1976 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election. Manuel Lujan Jr. received 162,587 popular votes (72.09%). The main challenger was Raymond Garcia (27.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Garcia

Jr. +44.7 pts · won by 100,787 votes
Manuel Lujan Jr.RepublicanWINNER72.09%
162,587 votes
Raymond GarciaDemocratic27.4%
61,800 votes
Jesus Aragomla raza unida0.51%
1,159 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.