1980Final results
1980 election for New Mexico Senate District 24
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Alex G. Martinez (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating John F. Zern (R) by 29.5 points.
Alex G. MartinezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.7%7,719
John F. ZernRepublican
35.3%4,203
11,922 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