1970Final results

1970 election for New Mexico House District BERNALILLO 3

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Buddy Joe L. Romero (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Mike N. Sena (R) by 30.7 points.

Buddy Joe L. RomeroDemocrat · winner
64.5%2,977
Mike N. SenaRepublican
33.9%1,562
Tomas GallegosConstitution
1.6%74
4,613 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

EvenD+23.21968D+30.71970

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

The candidates

Buddy Joe L. Romero (D)Mike N. Sena (R)

Also on the ballot: Tomas Gallegos (Constitution), 1.6%