1970Final results
1970 election for New Mexico House District BERNALILLO 4
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Ben Roybal (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating Phil Padilla (R) by 34.0 points.
Ben RoybalDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.0%2,790
Phil PadillaRepublican
32.1%1,355
Pete GutierrezConstitution
1.9%80
4,225 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