1978 United States Senate election in New Mexico
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County results Domenici: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Anaya: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in New Mexico |
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The 1978 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Pete Domenici successfully ran for re-election to a second term, defeating Democrat Toney Anaya.
Republican primary[]
Candidates[]
- Pete Domenici, incumbent U.S. Senator
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
- Toney Anaya, Attorney General of New Mexico
General election[]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Pete Domenici (incumbent) | 183,442 | 53.41% | |
Democratic | Toney Anaya | 160,045 | 46.59% | |
Majority | 23,397 | 6.81% | ||
Total votes | 343,487 | 100.00% | ||
Republican hold |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "NM US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
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