1988Final results
1988 election for New Mexico Senate District 23
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Steve Stoddard (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Ernest A. Aguilar (D) by 35.7 points.
Steve StoddardRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%8,822
Ernest A. AguilarDemocrat
32.2%4,184
13,006 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