1990 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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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.[a] 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.
Primary election
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]Former Governor Bruce King won the Democratic primary, defeating former Attorney General Paul Bardacke and 2 other candidates.
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bruce King | 95,884 | 52.90% | |
| Democratic | Paul Bardacke | 70,169 | 38.72% | |
| Democratic | Tony Scarborough | 8,931 | 4.93% | |
| Democratic | Bob Gold | 6,256 | 3.45% | |
| Total votes | 181,240 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
[edit]The Republican primary was won by Frank Bond, who defeated Les Houston, James A. Caudell, and former mayor of Albuquerque Harry E. Kinney.
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank M. Bond | 44,928 | 55.49% | |
| Republican | Les Houston | 27,053 | 33.44% | |
| Republican | James A. Caudell | 4,681 | 5.78% | |
| Republican | Harry E. Kinney | 4,289 | 5.30% | |
| Total votes | 80,971 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bruce King | 224,564 | 54.61% | +7.66% | |
| Republican | Frank M. Bond | 185,692 | 45.16% | −7.66% | |
| Libertarian | Joseph E. Knight (write-in) | 788 | 0.19% | ||
| Democratic | Thomas S. Macaione (write-in) | 192 | 0.05% | ||
| Majority | 38,872 | 9.45% | |||
| Total votes | 411,236 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | +15.55% | |||
Results by county
[edit]| County | Bruce King Democratic |
Frank M. Bond Republican |
Joseph E. Knight Libertarian |
Thomas S. Macaione Independent Democrat |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bernalillo | 67,965 | 51.11% | 64,601 | 48.58% | 375 | 0.28% | 34 | 0.03% | 3,364 | 2.53% | 132,975 |
| Catron | 719 | 52.95% | 630 | 46.39% | 9 | 0.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 89 | 6.55% | 1,358 |
| Chaves | 5,997 | 39.52% | 9,156 | 60.34% | 22 | 0.14% | 0 | 0.00% | -3,159 | -20.82% | 15,175 |
| Cibola | 3,658 | 67.23% | 1,779 | 32.70% | 3 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,879 | 34.53% | 5,441 |
| Colfax | 2,571 | 61.67% | 1,598 | 38.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 973 | 23.34% | 4,169 |
| Curry | 4,637 | 51.27% | 4,399 | 48.63% | 7 | 0.08% | 2 | 0.02% | 238 | 2.63% | 9,045 |
| De Baca | 579 | 50.30% | 570 | 49.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.17% | 9 | 0.78% | 1,151 |
| Doña Ana | 15,443 | 50.05% | 15,365 | 49.80% | 41 | 0.13% | 6 | 0.02% | 78 | 0.25% | 30,855 |
| Eddy | 7,368 | 52.75% | 6,583 | 47.13% | 15 | 0.11% | 2 | 0.01% | 785 | 5.62% | 13,968 |
| Grant | 5,011 | 61.61% | 3,107 | 38.20% | 15 | 0.18% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,904 | 23.41% | 8,134 |
| Guadalupe | 1,576 | 71.64% | 624 | 28.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 952 | 43.27% | 2,200 |
| Harding | 350 | 56.54% | 269 | 43.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 81 | 13.09% | 619 |
| Hidalgo | 1,085 | 56.81% | 825 | 43.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 260 | 13.61% | 1,910 |
| Lea | 5,392 | 41.57% | 7,568 | 58.35% | 10 | 0.08% | 1 | 0.01% | -2,176 | -16.78% | 12,971 |
| Lincoln | 1,908 | 41.69% | 2,656 | 58.03% | 13 | 0.28% | 0 | 0.00% | -748 | -16.34% | 4,577 |
| Los Alamos | 3,146 | 38.62% | 4,959 | 60.88% | 41 | 0.50% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,813 | -22.26% | 8,146 |
| Luna | 2,625 | 50.76% | 2,526 | 48.85% | 17 | 0.33% | 3 | 0.06% | 99 | 1.91% | 5,171 |
| McKinley | 8,081 | 67.24% | 3,937 | 32.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,144 | 34.48% | 12,018 |
| Mora | 1,656 | 66.83% | 822 | 33.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 834 | 33.66% | 2,478 |
| Otero | 5,833 | 47.37% | 6,450 | 52.38% | 32 | 0.26% | 0 | 0.00% | -617 | -5.01% | 12,315 |
| Quay | 2,010 | 57.94% | 1,458 | 42.03% | 1 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 552 | 15.91% | 3,469 |
| Rio Arriba | 7,626 | 74.58% | 2,599 | 25.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,027 | 49.16% | 10,225 |
| Roosevelt | 2,318 | 50.21% | 2,296 | 49.73% | 3 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 22 | 0.48% | 4,617 |
| San Juan | 10,471 | 49.49% | 10,610 | 50.14% | 78 | 0.37% | 0 | 0.00% | -139 | -0.66% | 21,159 |
| San Miguel | 5,919 | 77.05% | 1,760 | 22.91% | 2 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.01% | 4,159 | 54.14% | 7,682 |
| Sandoval | 8,841 | 57.47% | 6,481 | 42.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 62 | 0.40% | 2,360 | 15.34% | 15,384 |
| Santa Fe | 20,025 | 68.80% | 8,942 | 30.72% | 70 | 0.24% | 69 | 0.24% | 11,083 | 38.08% | 29,106 |
| Sierra | 1,774 | 48.83% | 1,846 | 50.81% | 12 | 0.33% | 1 | 0.03% | -72 | -1.98% | 3,633 |
| Socorro | 3,317 | 60.87% | 2,123 | 38.96% | 8 | 0.15% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,194 | 21.91% | 5,449 |
| Taos | 4,625 | 68.60% | 2,108 | 31.27% | 6 | 0.09% | 3 | 0.04% | 2,517 | 37.33% | 6,742 |
| Torrance | 2,738 | 71.64% | 1,080 | 28.26% | 2 | 0.05% | 2 | 0.05% | 1,658 | 43.38% | 3,822 |
| Union | 906 | 53.04% | 800 | 46.84% | 1 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.06% | 106 | 6.21% | 1,708 |
| Valencia | 8,394 | 61.88% | 5,165 | 38.08% | 5 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,229 | 23.81% | 13,564 |
| Total | 224,564 | 54.61% | 185,692 | 45.15% | 788 | 0.19% | 192 | 0.05% | 38,872 | 9.45% | 411,236 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]- Bernalillo
- Catron
- Curry
- De Baca
- Doña Ana
- Eddy
- Harding
- Hidalgo
- Luna
- Quay
- Roosevelt
- Socorro
- Torrance
- Union
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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.
