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1988Final results

1988 election for New Mexico Senate District 15

New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico

Larry S. Vernon (R) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Charles Ted Asbury (D) by 8.5 points.

Larry S. VernonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.3%6,736
45.7%5,679
12,415 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+6.01976R+5.31980R+16.41984R+8.51988R+28.31992R+6.81996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET