1996 Senate elections · New Mexico history
New Mexico U.S. Senate election 1996
Pete V. Domenici REP +34.9 · Class II seat · held 11/5/96
- Votes counted
- 551,821
- Margin
- 34.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in NM
- D+7.3same year
General election 11/5/96
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete V. Domenici Won | REP | 357,171 | 64.73% | |
| Art Trujillo | DEM | 164,356 | 29.78% | |
| Abraham Gutmann | GRE | 24,230 | 4.39% | |
| Bruce M. Bush | LIB | 6,064 | 1.10% | |
| Total | 551,821 | |||
Official source: 96Stat.htm
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 1996 New Mexico Senate race?
Pete V. Domenici (REP) won with 64.7% of the vote, ahead of Art Trujillo (29.8%), a margin of 34.9 points.
Did the New Mexico Senate seat change party in 1996?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1996 New Mexico Senate race?
551,821 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.