1970Final results

1970 election for New Mexico House District BERNALILLO 5

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Eugene R. Cinelli (D) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Oliver Trujillo (R) by 35.9 points.

Eugene R. CinelliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.1%2,128
Oliver TrujilloRepublican
31.1%988
Christine GonzalesConstitution
1.8%56
3,172 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+24.51968D+35.91970

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

The candidates