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1988 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1988 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election?

Steven H. Schiff won the 1988 New Mexico U.S. House District 1 Election. Steven H. Schiff received 89,985 popular votes (50.56%). The main challenger was Tom Udall (47.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Schiff and Udall

Schiff +3.3 pts · won by 5,847 votes
Steven H. SchiffRepublicanWINNER50.56%
89,985 votes
Tom UdallDemocratic47.28%
84,138 votes
Allen Montgomery ParkmanLibertarian2.16%
3,839 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.