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1970-11-03 Senatorial Election Results for New Mexico (Class 1)


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County Turnout Joseph Montoya*
(D)		 Anderson Carter
(R)		 William Higgs
(People's Constitutional)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Bernalillo49%45,91749.3%45,99949.3%1,2811.4%130.0%-82 93,210
Catron81%46645.2%55954.2%60.6%00.0%-93 1,031
Chaves47%4,87941.2%6,86758.0%930.8%00.0%-1,988 11,839
Colfax62%2,52958.3%1,77240.9%350.8%00.0%757 4,336
Curry37%3,85145.9%4,48353.4%630.8%00.0%-632 8,397
De Baca61%50452.0%45847.3%70.7%00.0%46 969
Dona Ana41%8,87954.2%7,37845.0%1230.8%40.0%1,501 16,384
Eddy59%6,33751.0%5,95848.0%1211.0%10.0%379 12,417
Grant59%4,27359.1%2,90040.1%590.8%00.0%1,373 7,232
Guadalupe77%1,20857.9%86741.5%130.6%00.0%341 2,088
Harding82%29343.8%37055.3%60.9%00.0%-77 669
Hidalgo52%77359.4%52440.2%50.4%00.0%249 1,302
Lea46%5,23442.0%7,10257.0%1331.1%00.0%-1,868 12,469
Lincoln56%1,19346.9%1,33052.3%210.8%00.0%-137 2,544
Los Alamos68%2,89749.1%2,91749.5%791.3%50.1%-20 5,898
Luna49%1,57746.9%1,75152.1%351.0%00.0%-174 3,363
McKinley44%4,61655.1%3,59342.9%1631.9%20.0%1,023 8,374
Mora76%1,23862.3%74637.5%40.2%00.0%492 1,988
Otero36%4,71456.2%3,61643.1%640.8%00.0%1,098 8,394
Quay60%1,96051.6%1,80247.4%391.0%00.0%158 3,801
Rio Arriba64%5,85768.0%2,67431.1%780.9%00.0%3,183 8,609
Roosevelt43%1,91844.6%2,34054.4%461.1%00.0%-422 4,304
San Juan43%4,39837.2%7,17060.7%2452.1%00.0%-2,772 11,813
San Miguel57%4,32560.1%2,78138.6%931.3%00.0%1,544 7,199
Sandoval51%3,49269.2%1,50329.8%511.0%00.0%1,989 5,046
Santa Fe59%11,95064.9%6,19833.7%2601.4%80.0%5,752 18,416
Sierra53%1,20648.2%1,26750.7%281.1%00.0%-61 2,501
Socorro74%2,19754.9%1,78444.6%220.5%00.0%413 4,003
Taos59%3,72765.3%1,92233.7%551.0%00.0%1,805 5,704
Torrance77%1,26254.3%1,05145.2%100.4%00.0%211 2,323
Union66%92248.0%97150.5%281.5%00.0%-49 1,921
Valencia52%6,89460.7%4,35138.3%1161.0%10.0%2,543 11,362
TOTAL 49% 151,48652.3% 135,00446.6% 3,3821.2% 340.0% 16,482 289,906
Total R vote: 135,004 (46.6%)      Total D vote: 151,486 (52.3%)      Total Other vote: 3,416 (1.2%)
* incumbent



1970 Senate class 1, Bernalillo County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 45,917 49.3%
Anderson Carter (R) 45,999 49.3%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 1,281 1.4%
TOTAL 93,210
Turnout: 49%


1970 Senate class 1, Catron County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 466 45.2%
Anderson Carter (R) 559 54.2%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 6 0.6%
TOTAL 1,031
Turnout: 81%


1970 Senate class 1, Chaves County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 4,879 41.2%
Anderson Carter (R) 6,867 58.0%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 93 0.8%
TOTAL 11,839
Turnout: 47%


1970 Senate class 1, Colfax County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 2,529 58.3%
Anderson Carter (R) 1,772 40.9%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 35 0.8%
TOTAL 4,336
Turnout: 62%


1970 Senate class 1, Curry County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 3,851 45.9%
Anderson Carter (R) 4,483 53.4%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 63 0.8%
TOTAL 8,397
Turnout: 37%


1970 Senate class 1, De Baca County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 504 52.0%
Anderson Carter (R) 458 47.3%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 7 0.7%
TOTAL 969
Turnout: 61%


1970 Senate class 1, Dona Ana County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 8,879 54.2%
Anderson Carter (R) 7,378 45.0%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 123 0.8%
TOTAL 16,384
Turnout: 41%


1970 Senate class 1, Eddy County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 6,337 51.0%
Anderson Carter (R) 5,958 48.0%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 121 1.0%
TOTAL 12,417
Turnout: 59%


1970 Senate class 1, Grant County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 4,273 59.1%
Anderson Carter (R) 2,900 40.1%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 59 0.8%
TOTAL 7,232
Turnout: 59%


1970 Senate class 1, Guadalupe County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 1,208 57.9%
Anderson Carter (R) 867 41.5%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 13 0.6%
TOTAL 2,088
Turnout: 77%


1970 Senate class 1, Harding County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 293 43.8%
Anderson Carter (R) 370 55.3%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 6 0.9%
TOTAL 669
Turnout: 82%


1970 Senate class 1, Hidalgo County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 773 59.4%
Anderson Carter (R) 524 40.2%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 5 0.4%
TOTAL 1,302
Turnout: 52%


1970 Senate class 1, Lea County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 5,234 42.0%
Anderson Carter (R) 7,102 57.0%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 133 1.1%
TOTAL 12,469
Turnout: 46%


1970 Senate class 1, Lincoln County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 1,193 46.9%
Anderson Carter (R) 1,330 52.3%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 21 0.8%
TOTAL 2,544
Turnout: 56%


1970 Senate class 1, Los Alamos County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 2,897 49.1%
Anderson Carter (R) 2,917 49.5%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 79 1.3%
TOTAL 5,898
Turnout: 68%


1970 Senate class 1, Luna County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 1,577 46.9%
Anderson Carter (R) 1,751 52.1%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 35 1.0%
TOTAL 3,363
Turnout: 49%


1970 Senate class 1, McKinley County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 4,616 55.1%
Anderson Carter (R) 3,593 42.9%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 163 1.9%
TOTAL 8,374
Turnout: 44%


1970 Senate class 1, Mora County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 1,238 62.3%
Anderson Carter (R) 746 37.5%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 4 0.2%
TOTAL 1,988
Turnout: 76%


1970 Senate class 1, Otero County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 4,714 56.2%
Anderson Carter (R) 3,616 43.1%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 64 0.8%
TOTAL 8,394
Turnout: 36%


1970 Senate class 1, Quay County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 1,960 51.6%
Anderson Carter (R) 1,802 47.4%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 39 1.0%
TOTAL 3,801
Turnout: 60%


1970 Senate class 1, Rio Arriba County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 5,857 68.0%
Anderson Carter (R) 2,674 31.1%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 78 0.9%
TOTAL 8,609
Turnout: 64%


1970 Senate class 1, Roosevelt County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 1,918 44.6%
Anderson Carter (R) 2,340 54.4%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 46 1.1%
TOTAL 4,304
Turnout: 43%


1970 Senate class 1, San Juan County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 4,398 37.2%
Anderson Carter (R) 7,170 60.7%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 245 2.1%
TOTAL 11,813
Turnout: 43%


1970 Senate class 1, San Miguel County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 4,325 60.1%
Anderson Carter (R) 2,781 38.6%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 93 1.3%
TOTAL 7,199
Turnout: 57%


1970 Senate class 1, Sandoval County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 3,492 69.2%
Anderson Carter (R) 1,503 29.8%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 51 1.0%
TOTAL 5,046
Turnout: 51%


1970 Senate class 1, Santa Fe County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 11,950 64.9%
Anderson Carter (R) 6,198 33.7%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 260 1.4%
TOTAL 18,416
Turnout: 59%


1970 Senate class 1, Sierra County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 1,206 48.2%
Anderson Carter (R) 1,267 50.7%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 28 1.1%
TOTAL 2,501
Turnout: 53%


1970 Senate class 1, Socorro County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 2,197 54.9%
Anderson Carter (R) 1,784 44.6%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 22 0.5%
TOTAL 4,003
Turnout: 74%


1970 Senate class 1, Taos County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 3,727 65.3%
Anderson Carter (R) 1,922 33.7%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 55 1.0%
TOTAL 5,704
Turnout: 59%


1970 Senate class 1, Torrance County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 1,262 54.3%
Anderson Carter (R) 1,051 45.2%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 10 0.4%
TOTAL 2,323
Turnout: 77%


1970 Senate class 1, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 922 48.0%
Anderson Carter (R) 971 50.5%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 28 1.5%
TOTAL 1,921
Turnout: 66%


1970 Senate class 1, Valencia County
CandidateVotesPct
Joseph Montoya* (D) 6,894 60.7%
Anderson Carter (R) 4,351 38.3%
William Higgs (People's Constitutional) 116 1.0%
TOTAL 11,362
Turnout: 52%

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Anderson Carter 32,122 57.8%
2   David Cargo 17,951 32.3%
3   Harold Thompson 5,544 10.0%
TOTAL VOTES 55,617  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Joseph Montoya* 82,285 72.4%
2   Richard Edwards 31,381 27.6%
TOTAL VOTES 113,666