1968 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

1968 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
All 2 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives
District results	Republican 50–60%
	Republican 50–60%

The 1968 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 5, 1968 to elect the state's two representatives.

This was the first election in which New Mexico elected their members using single-member districts instead of at-large districts. This was because of the Uniform Congressional District Act which dictates that members of the house of representatives must be elected from geographical districts and that these must be single-member districts. This was the first election since 1928 in which republicans won a congressional district in New Mexico.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 1968^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	160,374	51.76%	2	+1
	Democratic	147,975	47.76%	0	—
	Others	1,487	0.48%	0	—
Totals		309,836	100.00%	2	—

District 1

New Mexico's 1st congressional district election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Manuel Lujan Jr.	88,517	52.85
	Democratic	Thomas G. Morris (incumbent)	78,117	46.64
	Others		854	0.51
Total votes			167,488	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 2

New Mexico's 2nd congressional district election, 1968
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Foreman	71,857	50.48
	Democratic	E. S. Johnny Walker (incumbent)	69,858	49.08
	Others		633	0.44
Total votes			142,348	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF).

[1] "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF).

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