1970Final results
1970 election for New Mexico House District SANTAFE 3
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
James H. Koch (D) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Darthy Lindberg Hughes (R) by 38.2 points.
James H. KochDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.1%4,638
Darthy Lindberg HughesRepublican
30.9%2,076
6,714 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