1980Final results
1980 election for New Mexico Senate District 22
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Paul F. Becht (R) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating John Boudreaux (D) by 40.9 points.
Paul F. BechtRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.4%12,542
John BoudreauxDemocrat
29.6%5,263
17,805 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