1970Final results
1970 election for New Mexico House District BERNALILLO 17
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Thomas W. Hoover (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Robert B. Stephenson (D) by 35.6 points.
Thomas W. HooverRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%6,372
Robert B. StephensonDemocrat
32.2%3,023
9,395 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