1988 United States Senate election in New Mexico
November 8, 1988
 
Nominee Jeff Bingaman Bill Valentine
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 321,983 186,579
Percentage 63.31% 36.68%
County results
Bingaman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Valentine:      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Jeff Bingaman
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Jeff Bingaman
Democratic

The 1988 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman won re-election to a second term.

General election

Candidates

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jeff Bingaman (Incumbent) 321,983 63.31% +9.53%
Republican Bill Valentine 186,579 36.68% -9.54%
Write-ins 36 0.01%
Majority 135,404 26.62% +19.08%
Turnout 508,598
Democratic hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1988" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 33.
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