1970Final results
1970 election for New Mexico House District RIOARRIBA 2
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Jose Benito Chavez (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Hayden G. Gaylor (R) by 16.0 points.
Jose Benito ChavezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.0%2,049
Hayden G. GaylorRepublican
42.0%1,484
3,533 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