Elections / 1996 · Senate · NM
The Republican candidate won New Mexico's Senate seat R+34.9.
New Mexico, 1996. Party-level statewide totals below — candidate names join when the raw MEDSL store is re-fetched with name columns. The presidential race shared this ballot.
New Mexico — 1996 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
164,356
29.8%
Republican (R)
357,171
64.7%
All others
30,294
5.5%
Margin
R+34.9
New Mexico's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | −14.1% |
| 1978 | −6.8% |
| 1982 | +7.5% |
| 1984 | −43.8% |
| 1988 | +26.6% |
| 1990 | −45.9% |
| 1994 | +8.0% |
| 1996 | −34.9% |
| 2000 | +23.5% |
| 2002 | −30.1% |
| 2006 | +41.3% |
| 2008 | +22.7% |
| 2012 | +5.7% |
| 2014 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | +23.6% |
| 2020 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | +10.1% |