1988Final results
1988 election for New Mexico Senate District 40
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Maurice Hobson (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating S. Thomas Overstreet (D) by 1.9 points.
Maurice HobsonRepublican · winner
50.9%5,090
S. Thomas OverstreetDemocrat
49.1%4,901
9,991 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