1970Final results
1970 election for New Mexico House District BERNALILLO 16
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Don L. Allen (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Burmeister (D) by 15.8 points.
Don L. AllenRepublican · winner
57.9%3,099
Richard A. BurmeisterDemocrat
42.1%2,252
5,351 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET