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Election 1978 Results

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1978 US Senate election in New Mexico

Pete V. Domenici (Republican) beat Toney Anaya (Democrat) in New Mexico in 1978, 53.4% to 46.6%, a margin of 6.8 points and 23,397 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1972, when Pete Domenici also won.

Republicans led in 20 of the 32 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 12. The largest, Bernalillo, cast 115,105 votes and went to the Republican by 5.9 points. The closest was Catron, where 83 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Pete V. Domenici won Republican 183,442 53.4%
Toney Anaya Democratic 160,045 46.6%
Total343,487

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Bernalillo 54,153 47.0% 60,919 52.9% 33 115,105 R+5.9
Santa Fe 13,197 56.7% 10,072 43.3% 6 23,275 D+13.4
Doña Ana 9,077 43.3% 11,880 56.7% 3 20,960 R+13.4
San Juan 5,459 36.1% 9,659 63.9% 15,118 R+27.8
Chaves 4,571 30.6% 10,385 69.4% 14,956 R+38.9
Valencia 7,970 54.7% 6,604 45.3% 1 14,575 D+9.4
Eddy 5,847 43.9% 7,484 56.1% 1 13,332 R+12.3
Rio Arriba 6,554 63.5% 3,758 36.4% 12 10,324 D+27.1
Lea 3,748 37.1% 6,353 62.9% 10,101 R+25.8
Otero 4,053 43.5% 5,255 56.4% 4 9,312 R+12.9
Sandoval 4,897 54.8% 4,035 45.2% 1 8,933 D+9.6
McKinley 4,639 53.3% 4,071 46.7% 8,710 D+6.5
Curry 2,305 28.4% 5,819 71.6% 8,124 R+43.3
Grant 4,369 55.4% 3,520 44.6% 7,889 D+10.8
San Miguel 4,636 61.1% 2,946 38.8% 3 7,585 D+22.3
Los Alamos 2,705 37.2% 4,570 62.8% 7,275 R+25.6
Taos 4,085 61.2% 2,591 38.8% 6,676 D+22.4
Roosevelt 1,294 27.3% 3,442 72.7% 1 4,737 R+45.3
Luna 2,036 43.8% 2,606 56.1% 2 4,644 R+12.3
Socorro 2,372 53.7% 2,042 46.3% 4,414 D+7.5
Colfax 1,840 45.2% 2,235 54.8% 4,075 R+9.7
Lincoln 1,008 29.8% 2,377 70.2% 3,385 R+40.4
Quay 1,230 36.8% 2,112 63.2% 3,342 R+26.4
Sierra 1,281 41.7% 1,794 58.3% 3,075 R+16.7
Torrance 1,568 52.4% 1,422 47.6% 2,990 D+4.9
Mora 1,432 59.2% 986 40.8% 2,418 D+18.4
Guadalupe 1,401 61.3% 884 38.7% 2,285 D+22.6
Union 474 28.6% 1,182 71.4% 1,656 R+42.8
Hidalgo 584 42.3% 795 57.7% 1,379 R+15.3
Catron 614 46.8% 697 53.2% 1,311 R+6.3
De Baca 389 39.9% 586 60.1% 975 R+20.2
Harding 257 41.6% 361 58.4% 618 R+16.8

Counties as they stood in 1978; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

New Mexico Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Martin Heinrich (D) D+10.1
2020 Ben R Lujan (D) D+6.1
2018 Martin Heinrich (D) D+23.6
2014 Tom Udall (D) D+11.1
2012 Martin Heinrich (D) D+5.7
2008 Tom Udall (D) D+22.7
2006 Jeff Bingaman (D) D+41.3
2002 Pete V. Domenici (R) R+30.1
2000 Jeff Bingaman (D) D+23.4
1996 Pete V. Domenici (R) R+34.9
1994 Jeff Bingaman (D) D+8.0
1990 Pete Domenici (R) R+45.9
1988 Jeff Bingaman (D) D+26.6
1984 Pete V. Domenici (R) R+43.8
1982 Jeff Bingaman (D) D+7.5
1978 Pete V. Domenici (R) R+6.8
1976 Harrison Schmitt (R) R+14.1
1972 Pete Domenici (R) R+8.0
1970 Joseph Montoya (D) D+5.7
1966 Clinton Anderson (D) D+6.3
1964 Joseph Montoya (D) D+9.4
1960 Clinton Anderson (D) D+26.9
1958 Dennis Chavez (D) D+25.4
1954 Clinton Anderson (D) D+14.2
1952 Dennis Chavez (D) D+2.2
1948 Clinton Anderson (D) D+14.9
1946 Dennis Chavez (D) D+3.0
1942 Carl A. Hatch (D) D+18.3
1940 Dennis Chavez (D) D+11.9
1936 Carl A. Hatch (D) D+23.4
1934 Bronson Cutting (R) R+0.8
1930 Sam G. Bratton (D) D+17.5
1928 Bronson Cutting (R) R+15.4
1924 Sam G. Bratton (D) D+2.5
1922 Andrieus A. Jones (D) D+11.2
1918 Albert B. Fall (R) R+3.9
1916 Andrieus A. Jones (D) D+5.3