1980Final results
1980 election for New Mexico House District 49
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
James Lee Martin (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Orlando S. Lopez (D) by 18.1 points.
James Lee MartinRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%4,289
Orlando S. LopezDemocrat
41.0%2,977
7,266 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET