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| Elections in New Mexico |
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The1970 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 3, 1970 to elect the state's two representatives to serve in theUnited States House of Representatives.
Republicans retained the1st District whileDemocrats flipped the2nd District. This made the state's delegation evenly split.
| United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 1970[1] | |||||
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| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 152,261 | 54.11% | 1 | -1 | |
| Democratic | 129,116 | 45.89% | 1 | +1 | |
| Totals | 281,377 | 100.00% | 2 | — | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Manuel Lujan Jr. (incumbent) | 91,187 | 58.53 | |
| Democratic | Fabian Chavez Jr. | 64,598 | 41.47 | |
| Total votes | 155,785 | 100.00 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Democratic | Harold L. Runnels | 64,518 | 51.37 | |||
| Republican | Ed Foreman (incumbent) | 61,074 | 48.63 | |||
| Total votes | 125,592 | 100.00 | ||||
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