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1988Final results

1988 election for New Mexico Senate District 28

New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico

Ben D. Altamirano (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Paul L. Hunter (R) by 30.0 points.

Ben D. AltamiranoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%8,028
Paul L. HunterRepublican
35.0%4,321
12,349 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+30.01988D+27.81992D+21.62000D+33.22008D+1.72020R+10.82024

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