1990 New Mexico gubernatorial election

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1990 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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  1986 November 6, 1990 1994  
  Governor Bruce King.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Bruce King Frank Bond
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote224,564185,692
Percentage54.61%45.15%

1990 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results

King:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Bond:     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Garrey Carruthers
Republican

Elected Governor

Bruce King
Democratic

The 1990 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Due to term limits, incumbent Republican Garrey Carruthers was ineligible to seek a second term as governor. [lower-alpha 1] Democrat Bruce King won his third and final term overall as governor, defeating Republican Frank Bond. King won the largest share of the vote out of his four gubernatorial campaigns. This is the most recent election in which Catron County has voted for a Democratic gubernatorial candidate.

Contents

Primary election

Democratic primary

Former Governor Bruce King won the Democratic primary, defeating former Attorney General Paul Bardacke and 2 other candidates.

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bruce King 95,884 52.90%
Democratic Paul Bardacke 70,16938.72%
Democratic Tony Scarborough8,9314.93%
Democratic Bob Gold6,2563.45%
Total votes181,240 100.00%

Republican primary

The Republican primary was won by Frank Bond, who defeated Les Houston, James A. Caudell, and former mayor of Albuquerque Harry E. Kinney.

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank M. Bond 44,928 55.49%
Republican Les Houston27,05333.44%
Republican James A. Caudell4,6815.78%
Republican Harry E. Kinney 4,2895.30%
Total votes80,971 100.00%

General election

Results

1990 New Mexico gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bruce King 224,564 54.61% +7.66%
Republican Frank M. Bond185,69245.16%−7.66%
Libertarian Joseph E. Knight (write-in)7880.19%
Democratic Thomas S. Macaione (write-in)1920.05%
Majority38,8729.45%
Total votes411,236 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing +15.55%

Results by county

CountyBruce King
Democratic
Frank M. Bond
Republican
Joseph E. Knight
Libertarian
Thomas S. Macaione
Independent Democrat
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Bernalillo 67,96551.11%64,60148.58%3750.28%340.03%3,3642.53%132,975
Catron 71952.95%63046.39%90.66%00.00%896.55%1,358
Chaves 5,99739.52%9,15660.34%220.14%00.00%-3,159-20.82%15,175
Cibola 3,65867.23%1,77932.70%30.06%10.02%1,87934.53%5,441
Colfax 2,57161.67%1,59838.33%00.00%00.00%97323.34%4,169
Curry 4,63751.27%4,39948.63%70.08%20.02%2382.63%9,045
De Baca 57950.30%57049.52%00.00%20.17%90.78%1,151
Doña Ana 15,44350.05%15,36549.80%410.13%60.02%780.25%30,855
Eddy 7,36852.75%6,58347.13%150.11%20.01%7855.62%13,968
Grant 5,01161.61%3,10738.20%150.18%10.01%1,90423.41%8,134
Guadalupe 1,57671.64%62428.36%00.00%00.00%95243.27%2,200
Harding 35056.54%26943.46%00.00%00.00%8113.09%619
Hidalgo 1,08556.81%82543.19%00.00%00.00%26013.61%1,910
Lea 5,39241.57%7,56858.35%100.08%10.01%-2,176-16.78%12,971
Lincoln 1,90841.69%2,65658.03%130.28%00.00%-748-16.34%4,577
Los Alamos 3,14638.62%4,95960.88%410.50%00.00%-1,813-22.26%8,146
Luna 2,62550.76%2,52648.85%170.33%30.06%991.91%5,171
McKinley 8,08167.24%3,93732.76%00.00%00.00%4,14434.48%12,018
Mora 1,65666.83%82233.17%00.00%00.00%83433.66%2,478
Otero 5,83347.37%6,45052.38%320.26%00.00%-617-5.01%12,315
Quay 2,01057.94%1,45842.03%10.03%00.00%55215.91%3,469
Rio Arriba 7,62674.58%2,59925.42%00.00%00.00%5,02749.16%10,225
Roosevelt 2,31850.21%2,29649.73%30.06%00.00%220.48%4,617
San Juan 10,47149.49%10,61050.14%780.37%00.00%-139-0.66%21,159
San Miguel 5,91977.05%1,76022.91%20.03%10.01%4,15954.14%7,682
Sandoval 8,84157.47%6,48142.13%00.00%620.40%2,36015.34%15,384
Santa Fe 20,02568.80%8,94230.72%700.24%690.24%11,08338.08%29,106
Sierra 1,77448.83%1,84650.81%120.33%10.03%-72-1.98%3,633
Socorro 3,31760.87%2,12338.96%80.15%10.02%1,19421.91%5,449
Taos 4,62568.60%2,10831.27%60.09%30.04%2,51737.33%6,742
Torrance 2,73871.64%1,08028.26%20.05%20.05%1,65843.38%3,822
Union 90653.04%80046.84%10.06%10.06%1066.21%1,708
Valencia 8,39461.88%5,16538.08%50.04%00.00%3,22923.81%13,564
Total224,56454.61%185,69245.15%7880.19%1920.05%38,8729.45%411,236

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

  1. New Mexico's constitution was amended at the general election in 1986 to abolish the ban on consecutive terms for executive officers, but that amendment only applied for those elected starting in 1990.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 5, 1990 - State of New Mexico" (pdf). New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  2. "Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 6, 1990 - State of New Mexico" (pdf). New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved July 29, 2024.