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1976-11-02 Senatorial Election Results for New Mexico (Class 1)


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County Turnout Jack Schmitt
(R)		 Joseph Montoya*
(D)		 Ernesto Borunda
(La Raza Unida)		 Malcolm Dillon
(American Independent)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Bernalillo58%88,97662.8%51,87636.6%3930.3%4860.3%550.0%37,100 141,786
Catron71%66459.3%44940.1%20.2%40.4%00.0%215 1,119
Chaves58%12,26968.9%5,50230.9%140.1%140.1%00.0%6,767 17,799
Colfax61%2,74055.4%2,20144.5%20.0%50.1%00.0%539 4,948
Curry43%6,40259.8%4,28540.0%40.0%170.2%00.0%2,117 10,708
De Baca66%62055.8%48944.0%10.1%10.1%00.0%131 1,111
Dona Ana49%14,88557.4%10,96042.3%560.2%260.1%00.0%3,925 25,927
Eddy62%9,17854.6%7,58945.2%110.1%190.1%00.0%1,589 16,797
Grant63%5,15954.8%4,22544.9%100.1%150.2%10.0%934 9,410
Guadalupe87%79932.9%1,62666.9%40.2%20.1%00.0%-827 2,431
Harding86%40659.9%27140.0%10.1%00.0%00.0%135 678
Hidalgo57%1,00155.2%80844.5%20.1%30.2%00.0%193 1,814
Lea47%8,71957.8%6,33642.0%110.1%210.1%00.0%2,383 15,087
Lincoln59%2,45065.9%1,25833.8%70.2%50.1%00.0%1,192 3,720
Los Alamos81%4,40652.5%3,95947.2%100.1%90.1%10.0%447 8,385
Luna66%3,29556.4%2,52643.3%90.2%80.1%00.0%769 5,838
McKinley43%4,79442.5%6,43457.1%150.1%190.2%70.1%-1,640 11,269
Mora87%84536.3%1,48263.6%20.1%10.0%00.0%-637 2,330
Otero42%6,43657.1%4,77442.4%480.4%100.1%10.0%1,662 11,269
Quay61%2,37657.8%1,73242.1%10.0%30.1%00.0%644 4,112
Rio Arriba65%3,23331.3%6,94667.2%1391.3%160.2%10.0%-3,713 10,335
Roosevelt59%4,15765.9%2,13833.9%50.1%100.2%00.0%2,019 6,310
San Juan49%12,39163.5%7,03036.1%400.2%380.2%10.0%5,361 19,500
San Miguel59%3,09137.4%5,10861.9%440.5%130.2%00.0%-2,017 8,256
Sandoval55%4,37847.3%4,82052.1%260.3%220.2%20.0%-442 9,248
Santa Fe61%12,49048.2%13,19351.0%1370.5%620.2%110.0%-703 25,893
Sierra57%1,88758.6%1,32241.1%20.1%80.2%00.0%565 3,219
Socorro72%2,41548.8%2,49550.5%110.2%210.4%20.0%-80 4,944
Taos66%2,89939.0%4,47260.1%450.6%200.3%00.0%-1,573 7,436
Torrance73%1,67456.2%1,29143.4%20.1%100.3%00.0%383 2,977
Union68%1,32263.3%75736.3%90.4%00.0%00.0%565 2,088
Valencia53%8,32450.8%8,02849.0%240.1%180.1%30.0%296 16,397
TOTAL 54% 234,68156.8% 176,38242.7% 1,0870.3% 9060.2% 850.0% 58,299 413,141
Total R vote: 234,681 (56.8%)      Total D vote: 176,382 (42.7%)      Total Other vote: 2,078 (0.5%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $441,309 $451,111 $0 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/NM/1976



1976 Senate class 1, Bernalillo County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 88,976 62.8%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 51,876 36.6%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 393 0.3%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 486 0.3%
TOTAL 141,786
Turnout: 58%


1976 Senate class 1, Catron County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 664 59.3%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 449 40.1%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 2 0.2%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 4 0.4%
TOTAL 1,119
Turnout: 71%


1976 Senate class 1, Chaves County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 12,269 68.9%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 5,502 30.9%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 14 0.1%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 14 0.1%
TOTAL 17,799
Turnout: 58%


1976 Senate class 1, Colfax County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 2,740 55.4%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 2,201 44.5%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 2 0.0%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 4,948
Turnout: 61%


1976 Senate class 1, Curry County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 6,402 59.8%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 4,285 40.0%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 4 0.0%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 17 0.2%
TOTAL 10,708
Turnout: 43%


1976 Senate class 1, De Baca County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 620 55.8%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 489 44.0%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 1 0.1%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,111
Turnout: 66%


1976 Senate class 1, Dona Ana County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 14,885 57.4%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 10,960 42.3%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 56 0.2%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 26 0.1%
TOTAL 25,927
Turnout: 49%


1976 Senate class 1, Eddy County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 9,178 54.6%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 7,589 45.2%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 11 0.1%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 19 0.1%
TOTAL 16,797
Turnout: 62%


1976 Senate class 1, Grant County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 5,159 54.8%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 4,225 44.9%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 10 0.1%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 15 0.2%
TOTAL 9,410
Turnout: 63%


1976 Senate class 1, Guadalupe County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 799 32.9%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 1,626 66.9%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 4 0.2%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 2,431
Turnout: 87%


1976 Senate class 1, Harding County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 406 59.9%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 271 40.0%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 678
Turnout: 86%


1976 Senate class 1, Hidalgo County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 1,001 55.2%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 808 44.5%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 2 0.1%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 3 0.2%
TOTAL 1,814
Turnout: 57%


1976 Senate class 1, Lea County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 8,719 57.8%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 6,336 42.0%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 11 0.1%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 21 0.1%
TOTAL 15,087
Turnout: 47%


1976 Senate class 1, Lincoln County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 2,450 65.9%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 1,258 33.8%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 7 0.2%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 3,720
Turnout: 59%


1976 Senate class 1, Los Alamos County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 4,406 52.5%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 3,959 47.2%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 10 0.1%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 9 0.1%
TOTAL 8,385
Turnout: 81%


1976 Senate class 1, Luna County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 3,295 56.4%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 2,526 43.3%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 9 0.2%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 8 0.1%
TOTAL 5,838
Turnout: 66%


1976 Senate class 1, McKinley County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 4,794 42.5%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 6,434 57.1%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 15 0.1%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 19 0.2%
TOTAL 11,269
Turnout: 43%


1976 Senate class 1, Mora County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 845 36.3%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 1,482 63.6%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 2 0.1%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 2,330
Turnout: 87%


1976 Senate class 1, Otero County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 6,436 57.1%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 4,774 42.4%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 48 0.4%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 10 0.1%
TOTAL 11,269
Turnout: 42%


1976 Senate class 1, Quay County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 2,376 57.8%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 1,732 42.1%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 1 0.0%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 4,112
Turnout: 61%


1976 Senate class 1, Rio Arriba County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 3,233 31.3%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 6,946 67.2%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 139 1.3%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 16 0.2%
TOTAL 10,335
Turnout: 65%


1976 Senate class 1, Roosevelt County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 4,157 65.9%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 2,138 33.9%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 5 0.1%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 10 0.2%
TOTAL 6,310
Turnout: 59%


1976 Senate class 1, San Juan County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 12,391 63.5%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 7,030 36.1%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 40 0.2%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 38 0.2%
TOTAL 19,500
Turnout: 49%


1976 Senate class 1, San Miguel County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 3,091 37.4%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 5,108 61.9%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 44 0.5%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 13 0.2%
TOTAL 8,256
Turnout: 59%


1976 Senate class 1, Sandoval County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 4,378 47.3%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 4,820 52.1%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 26 0.3%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 22 0.2%
TOTAL 9,248
Turnout: 55%


1976 Senate class 1, Santa Fe County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 12,490 48.2%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 13,193 51.0%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 137 0.5%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 62 0.2%
TOTAL 25,893
Turnout: 61%


1976 Senate class 1, Sierra County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 1,887 58.6%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 1,322 41.1%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 2 0.1%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 8 0.2%
TOTAL 3,219
Turnout: 57%


1976 Senate class 1, Socorro County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 2,415 48.8%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 2,495 50.5%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 11 0.2%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 21 0.4%
TOTAL 4,944
Turnout: 72%


1976 Senate class 1, Taos County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 2,899 39.0%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 4,472 60.1%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 45 0.6%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 20 0.3%
TOTAL 7,436
Turnout: 66%


1976 Senate class 1, Torrance County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 1,674 56.2%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 1,291 43.4%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 2 0.1%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 10 0.3%
TOTAL 2,977
Turnout: 73%


1976 Senate class 1, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 1,322 63.3%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 757 36.3%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 9 0.4%
TOTAL 2,088
Turnout: 68%


1976 Senate class 1, Valencia County
CandidateVotesPct
Jack Schmitt (R) 8,324 50.8%
Joseph Montoya* (D) 8,028 49.0%
Ernesto Borunda (La Raza) 24 0.1%
Malcolm Dillon (AIP) 18 0.1%
TOTAL 16,397
Turnout: 53%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Jack Schmitt
Total Disbursements: $441,309

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/NM/1976

Joseph Montoya*
Total Disbursements: $451,111

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Jack Schmitt 34,074 71.7%
2   Eugene Peirce 10,965 23.1%
3   Arthur Lavine 2,481 5.2%
TOTAL VOTES 47,520  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Joseph Montoya* 96,063 66.3%
2   Robert Sims 48,824 33.7%
    Other 11 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 144,898