1988Final results
1988 election for New Mexico Senate District 8
New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico
Joe O. Page (D) won with 72.3% of the vote, defeating Alexander Arthur Tafoya (R) by 44.6 points.
Joe O. PageDemocrat · winner
72.3%8,340
Alexander Arthur TafoyaRepublican
27.7%3,199
11,539 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