1988 Presidential Election Results for New Mexico

Click on a county in the table or the map to see demographic data for that county.

County	Turnout	George Bush (R)		Michael Dukakis (D)		Ron Paul (Libertarian)		Other		TOTAL
Bernalillo	50%	92,830	53.6%	78,346	45.3%	1,196	0.7%	763	0.4%	173,135
Catron	79%	925	62.2%	490	33.0%	53	3.6%	18	1.2%	1,486
Chaves	52%	13,367	65.8%	6,730	33.1%	58	0.3%	148	0.7%	20,303
Cibola	49%	2,640	43.0%	3,458	56.3%	18	0.3%	21	0.3%	6,137
Colfax	55%	2,256	44.4%	2,785	54.8%	25	0.5%	19	0.4%	5,085
Curry	42%	8,032	66.2%	3,995	32.9%	36	0.3%	75	0.6%	12,138
De Baca	67%	643	56.6%	480	42.3%	6	0.5%	7	0.6%	1,136
Dona Ana	47%	21,582	51.7%	19,608	47.0%	281	0.7%	276	0.7%	41,747
Eddy	55%	9,805	52.9%	8,544	46.1%	52	0.3%	134	0.7%	18,535
Grant	52%	4,196	43.1%	5,443	55.9%	55	0.6%	41	0.4%	9,735
Guadalupe	73%	861	40.6%	1,243	58.7%	4	0.2%	11	0.5%	2,119
Harding	93%	377	56.1%	291	43.3%	0	0.0%	4	0.6%	672
Hidalgo	51%	1,100	54.5%	901	44.6%	7	0.3%	12	0.6%	2,020
Lea	47%	11,309	65.4%	5,879	34.0%	48	0.3%	67	0.4%	17,303
Lincoln	60%	3,511	66.4%	1,690	32.0%	32	0.6%	55	1.0%	5,288
Los Alamos	77%	6,622	65.2%	3,275	32.3%	191	1.9%	65	0.6%	10,153
Luna	53%	3,415	51.5%	3,066	46.2%	88	1.3%	67	1.0%	6,636
McKinley	42%	5,694	36.8%	9,595	62.0%	46	0.3%	132	0.9%	15,467
Mora	86%	923	36.3%	1,601	62.9%	5	0.2%	16	0.6%	2,545
Otero	45%	9,984	64.5%	5,284	34.1%	73	0.5%	137	0.9%	15,478
Quay	57%	2,454	55.6%	1,901	43.1%	23	0.5%	34	0.8%	4,412
Rio Arriba	48%	3,024	28.5%	7,503	70.6%	24	0.2%	75	0.7%	10,626
Roosevelt	47%	3,589	63.2%	2,033	35.8%	16	0.3%	43	0.8%	5,681
San Juan	49%	16,202	58.4%	11,094	40.0%	238	0.9%	216	0.8%	27,750
San Miguel	52%	2,763	30.6%	6,131	67.9%	37	0.4%	92	1.0%	9,023
Sandoval	49%	9,411	49.5%	9,332	49.1%	146	0.8%	122	0.6%	19,011
Santa Fe	53%	12,891	34.9%	23,581	63.9%	255	0.7%	200	0.5%	36,927
Sierra	54%	2,507	60.2%	1,595	38.3%	18	0.4%	45	1.1%	4,165
Socorro	63%	3,114	50.1%	2,960	47.6%	88	1.4%	55	0.9%	6,217
Taos	59%	2,897	31.3%	6,271	67.7%	39	0.4%	52	0.6%	9,259
Torrance	60%	2,252	57.2%	1,618	41.1%	32	0.8%	36	0.9%	3,938
Union	64%	1,291	65.9%	638	32.6%	9	0.5%	22	1.1%	1,960
Valencia	46%	7,874	51.8%	7,136	46.9%	69	0.5%	121	0.8%	15,200
TOTAL	51%	270,341	51.9%	244,497	46.9%	3,268	0.6%	3,181	0.6%	521,287

1988 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in NM

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 1988 U.S. House election results for that district.

District	Turnout	George Bush (R)		Michael Dukakis (D)		Ron Paul (Libertarian)		Other		TOTAL
District 01 (Schiff-R)	46%	96,586	54.2%	81,687	45.8%			0	0.0%	178,273
District 02 (Skeen-R)	42%	96,142	58.8%	67,307	41.2%			0	0.0%	163,449
District 03 (Richardson-D)	47%	77,613	44.8%	95,503	55.2%			0	0.0%	173,116

1988 President, Bernalillo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	92,830	53.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	78,346	45.3%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	1,196	0.7%
Other	763	0.4%
TOTAL	173,135
Turnout: 50% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1988 President, Catron County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	925	62.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	490	33.0%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	53	3.6%
Other	18	1.2%
TOTAL	1,486
Turnout: 79% Diff (St): 10 Diff (US): 9

1988 President, Chaves County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	13,367	65.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	6,730	33.1%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	58	0.3%
Other	148	0.7%
TOTAL	20,303
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 12

1988 President, Cibola County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,640	43.0%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,458	56.3%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	18	0.3%
Other	21	0.3%
TOTAL	6,137
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -10

1988 President, Colfax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,256	44.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,785	54.8%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	25	0.5%
Other	19	0.4%
TOTAL	5,085
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -9

1988 President, Curry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	8,032	66.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,995	32.9%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	36	0.3%
Other	75	0.6%
TOTAL	12,138
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 13

1988 President, De Baca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	643	56.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	480	42.3%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	6	0.5%
Other	7	0.6%
TOTAL	1,136
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 3

1988 President, Dona Ana County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	21,582	51.7%
Michael Dukakis (D)	19,608	47.0%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	281	0.7%
Other	276	0.7%
TOTAL	41,747
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1988 President, Eddy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	9,805	52.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	8,544	46.1%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	52	0.3%
Other	134	0.7%
TOTAL	18,535
Turnout: 55% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -1

1988 President, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	4,196	43.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	5,443	55.9%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	55	0.6%
Other	41	0.4%
TOTAL	9,735
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -9 Diff (US): -10

1988 President, Guadalupe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	861	40.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,243	58.7%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	4	0.2%
Other	11	0.5%
TOTAL	2,119
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): -11 Diff (US): -13

1988 President, Harding County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	377	56.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	291	43.3%
Other	4	0.6%
TOTAL	672
Turnout: 93% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 3

1988 President, Hidalgo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,100	54.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	901	44.6%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	7	0.3%
Other	12	0.6%
TOTAL	2,020
Turnout: 51% Diff (St): 3 Diff (US): 1

1988 President, Lea County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	11,309	65.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	5,879	34.0%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	48	0.3%
Other	67	0.4%
TOTAL	17,303
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 12

1988 President, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,511	66.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,690	32.0%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	32	0.6%
Other	55	1.0%
TOTAL	5,288
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 15 Diff (US): 13

1988 President, Los Alamos County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	6,622	65.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,275	32.3%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	191	1.9%
Other	65	0.6%
TOTAL	10,153
Turnout: 77% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 12

1988 President, Luna County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,415	51.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	3,066	46.2%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	88	1.3%
Other	67	1.0%
TOTAL	6,636
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

1988 President, McKinley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	5,694	36.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	9,595	62.0%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	46	0.3%
Other	132	0.9%
TOTAL	15,467
Turnout: 42% Diff (St): -15 Diff (US): -17

1988 President, Mora County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	923	36.3%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,601	62.9%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	5	0.2%
Other	16	0.6%
TOTAL	2,545
Turnout: 86% Diff (St): -16 Diff (US): -17

1988 President, Otero County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	9,984	64.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	5,284	34.1%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	73	0.5%
Other	137	0.9%
TOTAL	15,478
Turnout: 45% Diff (St): 13 Diff (US): 11

1988 President, Quay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,454	55.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,901	43.1%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	23	0.5%
Other	34	0.8%
TOTAL	4,412
Turnout: 57% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

1988 President, Rio Arriba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,024	28.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	7,503	70.6%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	24	0.2%
Other	75	0.7%
TOTAL	10,626
Turnout: 48% Diff (St): -23 Diff (US): -25

1988 President, Roosevelt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,589	63.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,033	35.8%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	16	0.3%
Other	43	0.8%
TOTAL	5,681
Turnout: 47% Diff (St): 11 Diff (US): 10

1988 President, Sandoval County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	9,411	49.5%
Michael Dukakis (D)	9,332	49.1%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	146	0.8%
Other	122	0.6%
TOTAL	19,011
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -4

1988 President, San Juan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	16,202	58.4%
Michael Dukakis (D)	11,094	40.0%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	238	0.9%
Other	216	0.8%
TOTAL	27,750
Turnout: 49% Diff (St): 7 Diff (US): 5

1988 President, San Miguel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,763	30.6%
Michael Dukakis (D)	6,131	67.9%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	37	0.4%
Other	92	1.0%
TOTAL	9,023
Turnout: 52% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -23

1988 President, Santa Fe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	12,891	34.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	23,581	63.9%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	255	0.7%
Other	200	0.5%
TOTAL	36,927
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): -17 Diff (US): -18

1988 President, Sierra County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,507	60.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,595	38.3%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	18	0.4%
Other	45	1.1%
TOTAL	4,165
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): 8 Diff (US): 7

1988 President, Socorro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	3,114	50.1%
Michael Dukakis (D)	2,960	47.6%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	88	1.4%
Other	55	0.9%
TOTAL	6,217
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -3

1988 President, Taos County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,897	31.3%
Michael Dukakis (D)	6,271	67.7%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	39	0.4%
Other	52	0.6%
TOTAL	9,259
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -21 Diff (US): -22

1988 President, Torrance County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	2,252	57.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,618	41.1%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	32	0.8%
Other	36	0.9%
TOTAL	3,938
Turnout: 60% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 4

1988 President, Union County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,291	65.9%
Michael Dukakis (D)	638	32.6%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	9	0.5%
Other	22	1.1%
TOTAL	1,960
Turnout: 64% Diff (St): 14 Diff (US): 12

1988 President, Valencia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	7,874	51.8%
Michael Dukakis (D)	7,136	46.9%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	69	0.5%
Other	121	0.8%
TOTAL	15,200
Turnout: 46% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -2

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