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1978 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1978 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election?

Manuel Lujan Jr. won the 1978 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election. Manuel Lujan Jr. received 118,075 popular votes (62.53%). The main challenger was Robert M. Hawk (37.47%).

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

Jr. +25.1 pts · won by 47,314 votes
Manuel Lujan Jr.RepublicanWINNER62.53%
118,075 votes
Robert M. HawkDemocratic37.47%
70,761 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.