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1976 New Mexico U.S. Senate Election

New Mexico · 4 candidates · See every 1976 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1976 New Mexico U.S. Senate Election?

Harrison Jack Schmitt won the 1976 New Mexico U.S. Senate Election. Harrison Jack Schmitt received 234,681 popular votes (56.82%). The main challenger was Joseph M. Montoya (42.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Schmitt and Montoya

Schmitt +14.1 pts · won by 58,299 votes
Harrison Jack SchmittRepublicanWINNER56.82%
234,681 votes
Joseph M. MontoyaDemocratic42.7%
176,382 votes
Ernesto B. Borundala Raza Unida0.26%
1,087 votes
Malcolm Matt DillonAmerican0.22%
906 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.