Election Name: | 1988 United States Senate election in New Mexico |
Country: | New Mexico |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1982 United States Senate election in New Mexico |
Previous Year: | 1982 |
Next Election: | 1994 United States Senate election in New Mexico |
Next Year: | 1994 |
Election Date: | November 8, 1988 |
Image1: | Senator_Jeff_Bingaman_in_1985.png |
Nominee1: | Jeff Bingaman |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 321,983 |
Percentage1: | 63.31% |
Nominee2: | Bill Valentine |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 186,579 |
Percentage2: | 36.68% |
Map Size: | 230px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Jeff Bingaman |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Jeff Bingaman |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.