Election Name: | 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico |
Country: | New Mexico |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1968 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico |
Previous Year: | 1968 |
Next Election: | 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico |
Next Year: | 1972 |
Seats For Election: | All 2 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Last Election1: | 2 |
Seats1: | 1 |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Popular Vote1: | 152,261 |
Percentage1: | 54.1% |
Swing1: | 2.3% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Last Election2: | 0 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Seat Change2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 129,116 |
Percentage2: | 45.9% |
Swing2: | 1.9% |
Map Size: | 220px |
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.
United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 1970[1] | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Republican | 152,261 | 54.11% | 1 | -1 | |
Democratic | 129,116 | 45.89% | 1 | +1 | |
Totals | 281,377 | 100.00% | 2 | — | |
See also: New Mexico's 1st congressional district.
See also: New Mexico's 2nd congressional district.