DemocratNot in office · last served 1972Last on a ballot: Nov 1970
Jose Benito Chavez
Last held office: New Mexico House of Representatives, District RIOARRIBA 2 (1968–1972). Ran in 2 elections between 1968 and 1970, winning 2.
Last office: New Mexico House of Representatives, District RIOARRIBA 2
- Last margin
- +16.0
- Won 1970
- Elections
- 2
- 1968–1970
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Chavez was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Chavez has run
Margin: how far Chavez finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | New Mexico House of Representatives, Rio Arriba 2 | General | Won | Hayden G. Gaylor (R) | 58% | D+16.0 |
| 1968 | New Mexico House of Representatives, Rio Arriba 2 | General | Won | Jimmy Lee Black (R), Pete A. Archuleta Jr. (I) | 52.4% | D+8.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Chavez has held
- New Mexico House of Representatives, District RIOARRIBA 2 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Chavez has run against
- Hayden G. Gaylor (R) · 1970 election, won
- Jimmy Lee Black (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive