1970Final results
1970 election for New Mexico House District CHAVES 4
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Carl Engwall (R) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Wallace R. Reinecke (D) by 4.3 points.
Carl EngwallRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.1%1,613
Wallace R. ReineckeDemocrat
47.9%1,481
3,094 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