1970Final results
1970 election for New Mexico Senate District 37
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Robert H. McBride (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating George R. Shaffer (R) by 0.6 points.
Robert H. McBrideDemocrat · winner
50.3%4,758
George R. ShafferRepublican
49.7%4,698
9,456 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