1970Final results
1970 election for New Mexico House District SANJUAN 1
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Edwin L. Foutz (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating James B. Ashcroft (D) by 16.1 points.
Edwin L. FoutzRepublican · winner
58.0%1,569
James B. AshcroftDemocrat
42.0%1,134
2,703 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET