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1996 New Mexico U.S. Senate Election

New Mexico · 4 candidates · See every 1996 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1996 New Mexico U.S. Senate Election?

Pete V Domenici won the 1996 New Mexico U.S. Senate Election. Pete V Domenici received 357,171 popular votes (64.73%). The main challenger was Art Trujillo (29.78%).

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

Domenici +35.0 pts · won by 192,815 votes
Pete V DomeniciRepublicanWINNER64.73%
357,171 votes
Art TrujilloDemocratic29.78%
164,356 votes
Abraham J. GutmannGreen4.39%
24,230 votes
Bruce M. BushLibertarian1.1%
6,064 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.