1988 United States presidential election in New Mexico

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1988 United States presidential election in New Mexico

| country = New Mexico

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1984 United States presidential election in New Mexico

| previous_year = 1984

| next_election = 1992 United States presidential election in New Mexico

| next_year = 1992

| election_date = November 8, 1988

| image_size = x200px

| image1 = File:VP George Bush crop.jpg

| nominee1 = George H. W. Bush

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| home_state1 = Texas

| running_mate1 = Dan Quayle

| electoral_vote1 = 5

| popular_vote1 = 270,341

| percentage1 = 51.86%

| image2 = File:Dukakis campaign portrait 3x4.jpg

| nominee2 = Michael Dukakis

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| home_state2 = Massachusetts

| running_mate2 = Lloyd Bentsen

| electoral_vote2 = 0

| popular_vote2 = 244,497

| percentage2 = 46.90%

| map_image = New Mexico Presidential Election Results 1988.svg

| map_size = 265px

| map_caption = County Results

Bush

Dukakis

| title = President

| before_election = Ronald Reagan

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = George H. W. Bush

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

The 1988 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 8, 1988. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. State voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. New Mexico was won by incumbent United States Vice President George H. W. Bush of Texas, who was running against Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. Bush ran with Indiana Senator Dan Quayle as Vice President, and Dukakis ran with Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen.

Bush won the state with 51.86% of the vote to Dukakis's 46.90%, for a margin of 4.96%. New Mexico weighed in for this election as 4 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This was also the last election in which a Republican presidential candidate won a majority of the popular vote in New Mexico, although his son George W. Bush would eke out an extremely narrow 49.84%-49.05% plurality over John Kerry in 2004.

The presidential election of 1988 was a very partisan election for New Mexico, with 98 percent of the electorate voting for either the Democratic or Republican parties.{{cite web|url=https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1988&fips=35&f=1&off=0&elect=0&minper=0|title=1988 Presidential General Election Results – New Mexico|publisher=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|access-date=2018-02-15}} {{As of|2024|11|alt=As of the 2024}}, this is the last presidential election in New Mexico in which Bernalillo County and Doña Ana County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 The Democratic stronghold in the northern part of the state is evident during this election, and remains largely intact from this point onward to current political times.

Results

{{Election box begin |title=1988 United States presidential election in New Mexico}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = {{ubl|George H. W. Bush|Dan Quayle}}

|votes = 270,341

|percentage = 51.86%

|change = −7.84

}}{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = {{ubl|Michael Dukakis|Lloyd Bentsen}}

|votes = 244,497

|percentage = 46.90%

|change = +7.67

}}{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = {{ubl|Ron Paul|Andre Marrou}}

|votes = 3,268

|percentage = 0.63%

|change = −0.24

}}{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = New Alliance Party

|candidate = {{ubl|Lenora Fulani|Rafael Mendez}}

|votes = 2,237

|percentage = 0.43%

|change = +0.40

}}{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Socialist Workers Party (United States)

|candidate = {{ubl|James Warren|Kathleen Mickells}}

|votes = 344

|percentage = 0.07%

|change = ±0.00

}}{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Workers World Party

|candidate = {{ubl|Larry Holmes|Gloria La Riva}}

|votes = 258

|percentage = 0.05%

|change = N/A

}}{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Prohibition Party

|candidate = {{ubl|Earl Dodge|George Ormsby}}

|votes = 249

|percentage = 0.05%

|change = +0.01

}}{{Election box write-in with party link

|votes = 93

|percentage = 0.02%

|change =

}}{{Election box total

|votes = 521,287

|percentage = 100.00%

}}{{Election box win

|winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}{{Election box end}}

=Results by county=

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style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"\| County ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"\| George H.W. Bush Republican ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"\| Michael Dukakis Democratic ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"\| Ron Paul{{cite web\|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2131\|publisher=Our Campaigns\|title=NM US President Race, November 08, 1988}} Libertarian ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"\| Lenora Fulani New Alliance ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"\| Various candidates Other parties ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"\| Margin ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"\| Total votes cast
style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"\| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"\| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"\| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"\| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"\| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"\| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"\| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"\| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"\| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"\| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"\| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"\| %
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Bernalillo \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 92,830 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 53.62% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 78,346 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 45.25% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 1,196 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.69% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 431 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.25% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 332 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.19% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 14,484 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 8.37% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 173,135
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Catron \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 925 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 62.25% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 490 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 32.97% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 53 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 3.57% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 14 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.94% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 4 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.27% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 435 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 29.28% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 1,486
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Chaves \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 13,367 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 65.84% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 6,730 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 33.15% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 58 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.29% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 118 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.58% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 30 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.15% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 6,637 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 32.69% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 20,303
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| Cibola \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 2,640 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 43.02% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 3,458 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 56.35% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 18 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.29% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 6 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.10% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 15 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.24% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -818 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -13.33% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 6,137
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| Colfax \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 2,256 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 44.37% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 2,785 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 54.77% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 25 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.49% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 16 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.31% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 3 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.06% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -529 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -10.40% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 5,085
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Curry \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 8,032 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 66.17% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 3,995 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 32.91% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 36 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.30% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 64 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.53% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 11 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.09% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 4,037 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 33.26% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 12,138
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| De Baca \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 643 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 56.60% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 480 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 42.25% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 6 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.53% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 7 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.62% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.00% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 163 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 14.35% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 1,136
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Dona Ana \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 21,582 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 51.70% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 19,608 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 46.97% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 281 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.67% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 200 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.48% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 76 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.18% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 1,974 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 4.73% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 41,747
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Eddy \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 9,805 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 52.90% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 8,544 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 46.10% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 52 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.28% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 112 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.60% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 22 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.12% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 1,261 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 6.80% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 18,535
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| Grant \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 4,196 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 43.10% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 5,443 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 55.91% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 55 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.56% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 22 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.23% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 19 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.20% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -1,247 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -12.81% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 9,735
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| Guadalupe \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 861 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 40.63% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 1,243 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 58.66% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 4 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.19% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 7 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.33% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 4 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.19% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -382 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -18.03% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 2,119
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Harding \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 377 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 56.10% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 291 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 43.30% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 2 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.30% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 1 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.15% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 1 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.15% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 86 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 12.80% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 672
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Hidalgo \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 1,100 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 54.46% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 901 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 44.60% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 7 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.35% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 10 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.50% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 2 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.10% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 199 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 9.86% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 2,020
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Lea \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 11,309 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 65.36% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 5,879 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 33.98% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 48 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.28% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 20 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.12% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 47 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.27% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 5,430 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 31.38% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 17,303
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Lincoln \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 3,511 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 66.40% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 1,690 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 31.96% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 32 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.61% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 43 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.81% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 12 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.23% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 1,821 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 34.44% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 5,288
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Los Alamos \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 6,622 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 65.22% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 3,275 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 32.26% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 191 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 1.88% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 52 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.51% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 13 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.13% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 3,347 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 32.96% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 10,153
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Luna \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 3,415 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 51.46% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 3,066 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 46.20% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 88 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 1.33% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 60 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.90% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 7 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.11% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 349 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 5.26% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 6,636
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| McKinley \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 5,694 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 36.81% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 9,595 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 62.04% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 46 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.30% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 93 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.60% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 39 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.25% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -3,901 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -25.23% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 15,467
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| Mora \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 923 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 36.27% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 1,601 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 62.91% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 5 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.20% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 15 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.59% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 1 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.04% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -678 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -26.64% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 2,545
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Otero \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 9,984 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 64.50% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 5,284 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 34.14% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 73 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.47% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 109 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.70% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 28 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.18% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 4,700 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 30.36% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 15,478
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Quay \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 2,454 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 55.62% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 1,901 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 43.09% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 23 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.52% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 27 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.61% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 7 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.16% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 553 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 12.53% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 4,412
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| Rio Arriba \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 3,024 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 28.46% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 7,503 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 70.61% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 24 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.23% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 57 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.54% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 18 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.17% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -4,479 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -42.15% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 10,626
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Roosevelt \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 3,589 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 63.18% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 2,033 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 35.79% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 16 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.28% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 32 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.56% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 11 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.19% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 1,556 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 27.39% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 5,681
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| San Juan \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 16,202 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 58.39% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 11,094 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 39.98% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 238 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.86% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 143 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.52% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 73 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.26% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 5,108 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 18.41% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 27,750
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| San Miguel \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 2,763 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 30.62% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 6,131 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 67.95% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 37 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.41% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 78 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.86% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 14 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.16% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -3,368 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -37.33% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 9,023
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Sandoval \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 9,411 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 49.50% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 9,332 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 49.09% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 146 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.77% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 86 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.45% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 36 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.19% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 79 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 0.41% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 19,011
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| Santa Fe \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 12,891 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 34.91% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 23,581 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 63.86% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 255 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.69% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 154 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.42% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 46 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.12% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -10,690 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -28.95% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 36,927
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Sierra \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 2,507 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 60.19% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 1,595 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 38.30% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 18 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.43% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 29 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.70% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 16 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.38% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 912 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 21.89% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 4,165
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Socorro \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 3,114 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 50.09% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 2,960 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 47.61% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 88 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 1.42% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 46 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.74% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 9 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.14% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 154 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 2.48% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 6,217
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| Taos \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 2,897 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 31.29% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 6,271 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 67.73% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 39 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.42% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 42 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.45% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 10 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.11% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -3,374 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| -36.44% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 9,259
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Torrance \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 2,252 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 57.19% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 1,618 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 41.09% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 32 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.81% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 31 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.79% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 5 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.13% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 634 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 16.10% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 3,938
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Union \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 1,291 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 65.87% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 638 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 32.55% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 9 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.46% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 17 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.87% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 5 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.26% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 653 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 33.32% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 1,960
style="text-align:center;" \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| Valencia \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 7,874 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 51.80% \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 7,136 \| {{party shading/Democratic}}\| 46.95% \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 69 \| {{party shading/Libertarian}}\| 0.45% \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 94 \| {{party shading/New Alliance}}\| 0.62% \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 27 \| {{party shading/Others}}\| 0.18% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 738 \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 4.85% \| {{party shading/Republican}}\| 15,200
Totals	270,341	51.86%	244,497	46.90%	3,268	0.63%	2,237	0.43%	944	0.18%	25,844	4.96%	521,287

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! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| George H.W. Bush
Republican

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Michael Dukakis
Democratic

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Ron Paul{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2131|publisher=Our Campaigns|title=NM US President Race, November 08, 1988}}
Libertarian

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Lenora Fulani
New Alliance

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Various candidates
Other parties

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin

! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| Total votes cast

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