1976 Senate elections · New Mexico history
New Mexico U.S. Senate election 1976
Harrison Hagan Schmitt REP +14.1 gain · Class I seat · held 11/2/76
- Votes counted
- 413,056
- Margin
- 14.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
- President in NM
- R+2.5same year
General election 11/2/76
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Hagan Schmitt Won | REP | 234,681 | 56.82% | |
| Joseph M. Montoya | DEM | 176,382 | 42.70% | |
| Ernesto B. Borunda | LRU | 1,087 | 0.26% | |
| Malcolm Dillon | AMP | 906 | 0.22% | |
| Total | 413,056 | |||
Official source: data
Other New Mexico Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Martin Heinrich | 10.1 |
| 2020 | Class II | Ben Ray Luján | 6.1 |
| 2018 | Class I | Martin Heinrich | 23.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | Tom Udall | 11.1 |
| 2012 | Class I | Martin Heinrich | 5.7 |
| 2008 | Class II | Tom Udall | 22.7 |
| 2006 | Class I | Jeff Bingaman | 41.3 |
| 2002 | Class II | Pete V. Domenici | 30.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Jeff Bingaman | 23.5 |
| 1996 | Class II | Pete V. Domenici | 34.9 |
| 1994 | Class I | Jeff Bingaman | 8.0 |
| 1990 | Class II | Pete V. Domenici | 45.9 |
Full New Mexico Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 1976 New Mexico Senate race?
Harrison Hagan Schmitt (REP) won with 56.8% of the vote, ahead of Joseph M. Montoya (42.7%), a margin of 14.1 points.
Did the New Mexico Senate seat change party in 1976?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1976 New Mexico Senate race?
413,056 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.