1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for New Mexico Senate District 34
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Louis M. Whitlock (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Marvin L. Watts (R) by 8.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Louis M. WhitlockDemocrat · winner
54.0%6,361
Marvin L. WattsRepublican · incumbent
46.0%5,423
11,784 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