1970Final results
1970 election for New Mexico House District OTERO 1
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
John J. Mershon (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating James K. Cadwallader (R) by 34.5 points.
John J. MershonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%1,534
James K. CadwalladerRepublican
32.7%747
2,281 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