1980Final results
1980 election for New Mexico Senate District 28
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Ben D. Altamirano (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating James R. Tanzola (R) by 26.2 points.
Ben D. AltamiranoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.1%6,583
James R. TanzolaRepublican
36.9%3,851
10,434 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET