1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for New Mexico Senate District 17
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Shannon Robinson (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating Wendell E. Cosner (R) by 2.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Shannon RobinsonDemocrat · winner
51.2%3,908
Wendell E. CosnerRepublican · incumbent
48.8%3,722
7,630 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET