1970Final results
1970 election for New Mexico House District HARDINGMORAUNION
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
David M. Salman (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Loren F. Leighton (R) by 22.4 points.
David M. SalmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%2,772
Loren F. LeightonRepublican
38.8%1,759
4,531 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