1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for New Mexico House District OTERO 2
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Maurice Hobson (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Deloma A. Scott (D) by 18.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Maurice HobsonRepublican · winner
59.4%1,611
Deloma A. ScottDemocrat · incumbent
40.6%1,102
2,713 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