1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for New Mexico Senate District 33
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Clifford R. Tice (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Bud H. Hebert (R) by 7.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Clifford R. TiceDemocrat · winner
53.7%6,154
Bud H. HebertRepublican · incumbent
46.3%5,305
11,459 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