1970Final results
1970 election for New Mexico Senate District 23
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
John E. Conway (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Tom Hamilton (D) by 6.9 points.
John E. ConwayRepublican · winner
53.4%5,648
Tom HamiltonDemocrat
46.6%4,921
10,569 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