1980Final results

1980 election for New Mexico Senate District 7

New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico

John L. Morrow (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Al Lopez (R) by 18.5 points.

John L. MorrowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%5,355
Al LopezRepublican
40.7%3,680
9,035 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

EvenD+8.01984D+12.61988R+3.51992R+19.61996R+37.62000R+0.22004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET