1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for New Mexico Senate District 15
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Adan Rivera (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Ernest Hawkins (R) by 0.9 points.
Adan RiveraDemocrat · winner
50.4%3,537
Ernest HawkinsRepublican · incumbent
49.6%3,477
7,014 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