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1968Final results

1968 election for New Mexico House District VALENCIA 3

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Walter K. Martinez (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Albert Michael (R) by 13.0 points.

Walter K. MartinezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.5%2,016
Albert MichaelRepublican
43.5%1,552
3,568 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+13.01968D+28.91970

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