1980Final results
1980 election for New Mexico Senate District 5
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Emilio Naranjo (D) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Samuel R. Ziegler (R) by 34.2 points.
Emilio NaranjoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.9%5,918
Samuel R. ZieglerRepublican
27.7%2,651
Linda PedroOther party
10.3%986
9,555 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