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1978 New Mexico U.S. Senate Election

New Mexico · 2 candidates · See every 1978 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1978 New Mexico U.S. Senate Election?

Pete V Domenici won the 1978 New Mexico U.S. Senate Election. Pete V Domenici received 183,442 popular votes (53.41%). The main challenger was Toney Anaya (46.59%).

See the full head-to-head between Domenici and Anaya

Domenici +6.8 pts · won by 23,397 votes
Pete V DomeniciRepublicanWINNER53.41%
183,442 votes
Toney AnayaDemocratic46.59%
160,045 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.