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1970 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election
New Mexico · 4 candidates
Jr. +16.8 pts · won by 26,589 votes
Manuel Lujan Jr.RepublicanWINNER57.58%
91,187 votes
Dennis ChavezDemocratic40.79%
64,598 votes
Anita Montanopeoples constitutional1.11%
1,763 votes
Norbert J McGovernIndependent0.51%
811 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).