1980Final results
1980 election for New Mexico Senate District 8
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Alfred W. Nelson (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Junio Lopez (R) by 32.6 points.
Alfred W. NelsonDemocrat · winner
66.3%5,719
Junio LopezRepublican
33.7%2,908
8,627 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