2008Final results
2008 election for New Mexico House District 70
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Richard D. Vigil (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Mel Root (R) by 39.6 points.
Richard D. VigilDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.8%7,185
Mel RootRepublican
30.2%3,107
10,292 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET