1980Final results
1980 election for New Mexico Senate District 30
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Joseph Fidel (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Gorman Ray Swinney (R) by 15.1 points.
Joseph FidelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%6,548
Gorman Ray SwinneyRepublican
42.4%4,827
11,375 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