1976Final results

1976 election for New Mexico House District 70

Name: 1976 election for New Mexico House District 70
Start: 1976-11-02
Location: New Mexico

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Samuel F. Vigil Jr. (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Matias Martinez Sr. (R) by 39.5 points.

Samuel F. Vigil Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

69.8%3,381

30.2%1,466

4,847 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 1976

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET