1980Final results
1980 election for New Mexico House District 9
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Ron Gentry (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Martin H. Quintana Jr. (R) by 36.7 points.
Ron GentryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.3%4,347
Martin H. Quintana Jr.Republican
31.7%2,015
6,362 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