1970Final results
1970 election for New Mexico Senate District 5
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
John D. Rogers (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating S. J. Bustamante (R) by 28.5 points.
John D. RogersDemocrat · winner
64.3%5,279
S. J. BustamanteRepublican
35.7%2,935
8,214 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