1970Final results
1970 election for New Mexico Senate District 39
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
John B. Irick (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Richard H. Nance (D) by 18.8 points.
John B. IrickRepublican · winner
59.4%5,763
Richard H. NanceDemocrat
40.6%3,940
9,703 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