2010Final results
2010 election for New Mexico House District 70
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Richard D. Vigil (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Mel Root (R) by 30.0 points.
Richard D. VigilDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%4,769
Mel RootRepublican
35.0%2,570
7,339 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET