Tom Udall, U.S. Senator

Tom Udall

U.S. Senator
Born
May 18, 1948
Current age
78
Home state
New Mexico
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1988–2014
7-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Udall1.5M
Opponents916,945
8
Elections run

Between 1988 and 2014, Tom Udall ran in 8 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 7 and losing 1. Udall's biggest single-election total was 505,128 votes, in the 2008 U.S. Senate election in New Mexico. Udall's closest win came in the 1998 U.S. House election in New Mexico's District 3, decided by 16,982 votes.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in New Mexico, every U.S. House race in New Mexico's District 3, or every U.S. House race in New Mexico's District 1.

How many votes has Tom Udall received?

Tom Udall has received 1,545,033 popular votes across 8 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–1.

Election history

Tom Udall’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2014U.S. SenateNew MexicoWon286,40955.56%Allen E. Weh
2008U.S. SenateNew MexicoWon505,12861.33%Steve Pearce
2006U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon144,88074.64%Ronald M. Dolin
2004U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon175,26968.68%Gregory M. Tucker
2002U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon122,921100%
2000U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon135,04067.18%Lisa L. Lutz
1998U.S. HouseNew MexicoWon91,24853.16%Bill Redmond
Carol Miller
1988U.S. HouseNew MexicoLost84,13847.28%Steven H. Schiff
Allen Montgomery Parkman
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (U000039) and Wikidata (Q957690). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Tom Udall: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/tom-udall. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.