1980Final results

1980 election for New Mexico House District 70

Name: 1980 election for New Mexico House District 70
Start: 1980-11-04
Location: New Mexico

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Samuel F. Vigil Jr. (D) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Matias Martinez Jr. (R) by 39.4 points.

Samuel F. Vigil Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

69.7%3,235

30.3%1,406

4,641 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

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