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1968Final results

1968 election for New Mexico House District RIOARRIBA 1

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Severino E. Martinez (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Jose A. Sanchez (R) by 24.3 points.

Severino E. MartinezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%2,925
Jose A. SanchezRepublican
37.8%1,780
4,705 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenD+24.31968D+35.01970

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET