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1988 New Mexico U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1988 New Mexico U.S. House District 3 Election?

Bill Richardson won the 1988 New Mexico U.S. House District 3 Election. Bill Richardson received 124,938 popular votes (73.11%). The main challenger was Cecilia M. Salazar (26.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Richardson and Salazar

Richardson +46.2 pts · won by 78,984 votes
Bill RichardsonDemocraticWINNER73.11%
124,938 votes
Cecilia M. SalazarRepublican26.89%
45,954 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.