DemocraticIncumbent
Anita Gonzales
Incumbent state representative since 2025
- Experience
- State legislature
New Mexico › New Mexico House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
New Mexico House District 70
Anita Gonzales has no major-party opponent.
Anita Gonzales has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+19: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 29,825
- People per km²
- 2
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 25%
- White, no degree
- 15%of adults
- White 21%
- Hispanic 71%
- Black 2%
- Other / multiracial 7%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
8,342 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Anita Amalia Gonzales (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
11,815 two-party votes · D+16.9 · D+18.4 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)58.4%
Donald Trump (R)41.6%
2022
7,237 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Ambrose M Castellano (D)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
11,275 votes · D+28.3✓ Ambrose M Castellano (D)64.1%
Nathan M Dial (R)35.9%
2020 President Vote in this district
12,198 two-party votes · D+27.1 · D+22.6 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)63.6%
Donald Trump (R)36.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
10,195 two-party votes · D+39.1 · D+36.8 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)69.5%
Donald Trump (R)30.5%
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