1970Final results
1970 election for New Mexico Senate District 28
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Frank O. Papen (D) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Emile R. Gemoets (R) by 27.0 points.
Frank O. PapenDemocrat · winner
63.5%9,897
Emile R. GemoetsRepublican
36.5%5,694
15,591 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