1970 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico
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← 1968 | November 3, 1970 (1970-11-03) | 1972 → |
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All 2 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives |
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| 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% | |
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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.
Republicans retained the 1st District while Democrats flipped the 2nd District. This made the state's delegation evenly split.
Overview
United 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
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 hold |
District 2
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 Republican |
References
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF).