1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for New Mexico House District HIDALGOLUNA
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
William J. Upton (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Carter W. Kirk (R) by 11.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
William J. UptonDemocrat · winner
55.6%2,514
Carter W. KirkRepublican · incumbent
44.4%2,010
4,524 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