1988 United States Senate election in New Mexico

none March 2026 September 2023 1988 United States Senate election in New Mexico New Mexico presidential no 1982 United States Senate election in New Mexico 1982 1994 United States Senate election in New Mexico 1994 November 8, 1988 150x150px Senator_Jeff_Bingaman_in_1985.png Jeff Bingaman Democratic Party (United States) 321,983 63.31% 3x4.svg Bill Valentine Republican Party (United States) 186,579 36.68% 1988 United States Senate election in New Mexico results map by county.svg 230px County resultsBingaman: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Valentine: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman Democratic Party (United States) Jeff Bingaman Democratic Party (United States) The 1988 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 8, 1988. Incumbent Democrat Jeff Bingaman won re-election to a second term against Bill Valentine despite Republican presidential nominee George H.W. Bush winning New Mexico over Michael Dukakis in the concurrent presidential election. General election Candidates Jeff Bingaman (D), incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1982 Bill Valentine (R), New Mexico State Senator Results General election resultsClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1988 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1988election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office 33 Democratic Party (United States) Jeff Bingaman (Incumbent) 321,983 63.31% +9.53% Republican Party (United States) Bill Valentine 186,579 36.68% -9.54% Write-ins 36 0.01% 135,404 26.62% +19.08% 508,598 Democratic Party (United States) See also 1988 United States Senate elections References 30em External links Senate's website New Mexico 1988 United States Senate