1970Final results
1970 election for New Mexico House District CHAVES 1
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Colin R. McMilan (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Bob F. Turner (D) by 14.7 points.
Colin R. McMilanRepublican · winner
57.4%1,685
Bob F. TurnerDemocrat
42.6%1,252
2,937 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