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.
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All 2 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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District results
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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 | |||||
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| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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 | ||||
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