The 1970 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 the United States House of Representatives.
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All 2 New Mexico seats to the United States House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 District results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Republicans retained the 1st District while Democrats flipped the 2nd District. This made the state's delegation evenly split.
Overview
| 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 | — | |
District 1
| 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 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 2
| 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 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
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