1980Final results
1980 election for New Mexico Senate District 6
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Francisco Gonzales (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Juan I. Valerio (R) by 19.4 points.
Francisco GonzalesDemocrat · winner
59.7%6,527
Juan I. ValerioRepublican
40.3%4,403
10,930 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