The 1970 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 3, 1970 to elect the state's two representatives to serve in the United States House of Representatives.
1970 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
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January 01, 1970
1970, united, states, house, representatives, elections, mexico, related, races, 1970, united, states, house, representatives, elections, 1970, united, states, house, representatives, election, mexico, held, tuesday, november, 1970, elect, state, representativ. For related races see 1970 United States House of Representatives elections The 1970 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 3 1970 to elect the state s two representatives to serve in the United States House of Representatives 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico 1968 November 3 1970 1970 11 03 1972 All 2 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Party Republican Democratic Last election 2 0 Seats won 1 1 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 152 261 129 116 Percentage 54 1 45 9 Swing 2 3 1 9 District results Republican 50 60 Democratic 50 60 Republicans retained the 1st District while Democrats flipped the 2nd District This made the state s delegation evenly split Contents 1 Overview 2 District 1 3 District 2 4 ReferencesOverview editUnited States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico 1970 1 Party Votes Percentage Seats Republican 152 261 54 11 1 1 Democratic 129 116 45 89 1 1 Totals 281 377 100 00 2 District 1 editSee also New Mexico s 1st congressional district New Mexico s 1st congressional district election 1970 Party Candidate Votes Republican Manuel Lujan Jr incumbent 91 187 58 53 Democratic Fabian Chavez Jr 64 598 41 47 Total votes 155 785 100 00 Republican holdDistrict 2 editSee also New Mexico s 2nd congressional district New Mexico s 2nd congressional district election 1970 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Harold L Runnels 64 518 51 37 Republican Ed Foreman incumbent 61 074 48 63 Total votes 125 592 100 00 Democratic gain from RepublicanReferences edit Office of the Clerk U S House of Representatives PDF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico amp oldid 1217947539, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
