1988 United States Senate election in New Mexico
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The 1988 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman won re-election to a second term. Jeff Bingaman defeated Bill Valentine despite Republican presidential nominee George Herbert Walker Bush winning New Mexico over Michael Dukakis in the concurrent presidential election.
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 County results Bingaman: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Valentine: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
editCandidates
edit- Jeff Bingaman (D), incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1982
- Bill Valentine (R), New Mexico State Senator
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Jeff Bingaman (Incumbent) | 321,983 | 63.31% | +9.53% | |
| Republican | Bill Valentine | 186,579 | 36.68% | −9.54% | |
| Write-ins | 36 | 0.01% | |||
| Majority | 135,404 | 26.62% | +19.08% | ||
| Turnout | 508,598 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||