1970Final results
1970 election for New Mexico Senate District 31
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Tibo J. Chavez (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Santiago Marquez (R) by 22.6 points.
Tibo J. ChavezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.3%4,163
Santiago MarquezRepublican
38.7%2,628
6,791 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