1970Final results
1970 election for New Mexico House District VALENCIA 1
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Fred Luna (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Ralph Melbourne (R) by 13.1 points.
Fred LunaDemocrat · winner
56.5%2,288
Ralph MelbourneRepublican
43.5%1,758
4,046 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