1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for New Mexico House District SANJUAN 2
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Jerry Sandel (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating J. Gregory Merrion (R) by 1.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jerry SandelDemocrat · winner
50.7%1,441
J. Gregory MerrionRepublican · incumbent
49.3%1,402
2,843 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