1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for New Mexico Senate District 27
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Walter D. Bradley (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Caleb Chandler (D) by 5.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Walter D. BradleyRepublican · winner
52.9%4,780
Caleb ChandlerDemocrat · incumbent
47.1%4,257
9,037 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