Joseph M. Montoya
★ U.S. Senator
- Born
- September 24, 1915
- Died
- June 5, 1978
- Age at death
- 62
- Home state
- New Mexico
- Party
- Democratic
- Years in office
- 12 years in the U.S. Senate, 7 years in the U.S. House
- On the ballot
- 1958–1976
5-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Montoya936,166
Opponents1.6M
6
Elections run
Between 1958 and 1976, Joseph M. Montoya ran in 6 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 5 and losing 1. Montoya's biggest single-election total was 178,209 votes, in the 1964 U.S. Senate election in New Mexico. Montoya's closest win came in the 1960 U.S. House election in New Mexico's at-large district, decided by 3,937 votes.
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How many votes has Joseph M. Montoya received?
Joseph M. Montoya has received 936,166 popular votes across 6 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–1.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | U.S. SenateNew Mexico | Lost | 176,38242.7% | Harrison Jack Schmitt Ernesto B. Borunda Malcolm Matt Dillon |
| 1970 | U.S. SenateNew Mexico | Won | 151,48652.26% | Anderson Carter William L. Higgs |
| 1964 | U.S. SenateNew Mexico | Won | 178,20954.7% | Edwin L. Mechem |
| 1962 | U.S. HouseNew Mexico | Won | 128,65126.69% | Thomas Morris (head-to-head) Jack C Redman Junio Lopez |
| 1960 | U.S. HouseNew Mexico | Won | 176,51429.49% | Thomas Morris (head-to-head) John D Robb Edward W Balcomb Helen M Calloway L F Ingram |
| 1958 | U.S. HouseNew Mexico | Won | 124,92432.47% | Thomas Morris (head-to-head) William A Thompson George W McKim |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (M000876) and Wikidata (Q957283). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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