1988 Senate elections · New Mexico history
New Mexico U.S. Senate election 1988
Jeff Bingaman DEM +26.6 · Class I seat · held 11/8/88
- Votes counted
- 508,598
- Margin
- 26.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in NM
- R+5.0same year
General election 11/8/88
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Bingaman Won | DEM | 321,983 | 63.31% | |
| Bill Valentine | REP | 186,579 | 36.69% | |
| Write-in | — | 36 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 508,598 | |||
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 1988 New Mexico Senate race?
Jeff Bingaman (DEM) won with 63.3% of the vote, ahead of Bill Valentine (36.7%), a margin of 26.6 points.
Did the New Mexico Senate seat change party in 1988?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1988 New Mexico Senate race?
508,598 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.