1970Final results
1970 election for New Mexico House District GRANT 1
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Murray Ryan (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Robert B. Stepp (D) by 7.7 points.
Murray RyanRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.8%1,989
Robert B. SteppDemocrat
46.2%1,705
3,694 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