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1988 New Mexico U.S. Senate Election

New Mexico · 2 candidates · See every 1988 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1988 New Mexico U.S. Senate Election?

Jeff Bingaman won the 1988 New Mexico U.S. Senate Election. Jeff Bingaman received 321,983 popular votes (63.31%). The main challenger was Bill Valentine (36.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Bingaman and Valentine

Bingaman +26.6 pts · won by 135,404 votes
Jeff BingamanDemocraticWINNER63.31%
321,983 votes
Bill ValentineRepublican36.68%
186,579 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.