1970Final results
1970 election for New Mexico House District VALENCIA 3
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Walter K. Martinez (D) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating James Hamilton (R) by 28.9 points.
Walter K. MartinezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.4%2,188
James HamiltonRepublican
35.6%1,208
3,396 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