1988 United States Senate election in New Mexico

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1988 United States Senate election in New Mexico
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  1982 November 8, 1988 1994  
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Nominee Jeff Bingaman Bill Valentine
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote321,983186,579
Percentage63.31%36.68%

1988 United States Senate election in New Mexico results map by county.svg
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. Jeff Bingaman defeated Bill Valentine despite Republican presidential nominee George Herbert Walker Bush winning New Mexico over Michael Dukakis in the concurrent presidential election.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

General election results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jeff Bingaman (Incumbent) 321,983 63.31% +9.53%
Republican Bill Valentine186,57936.68%-9.54%
Write-ins360.01%
Majority135,40426.62%+19.08%
Turnout 508,598
Democratic hold Swing

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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.