1988 United States Senate election in New Mexico
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 County results Bingaman: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Valentine: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent
George Herbert Walker Bush winning New Mexico over Michael Dukakis in the concurrent presidential election
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General election
Candidates
- Jeff Bingaman (D), incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1982
- Bill Valentine (R), New Mexico State Senator
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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
- U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 33.