1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for New Mexico House District DONAANA 1
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Frank Salopek (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Ray Gene Abbott (R) by 3.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Frank SalopekDemocrat · winner
51.9%2,294
Ray Gene AbbottRepublican · incumbent
48.1%2,126
4,420 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