1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for New Mexico Senate District 26
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Martin J. Chavez (D) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Mary D. Guffey (R) by 23.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Martin J. ChavezDemocrat · winner
61.5%8,421
Mary D. GuffeyRepublican
38.5%5,269
13,690 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