New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1990

New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1990
New Mexico
November 6, 1990

 
Nominee Bruce King Frank M. Bond
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 224,564 185,692
Percentage 54.6% 45.1%

County results
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.

Democratic primary

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

Results

New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1990[1][2]
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

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

Results

New Mexico Republican gubernatorial primary, 1990[3][2]
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

Results

New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1990[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bruce King 224,564 54.61
Republican Frank M. Bond 185,692 45.16
Libertarian Joseph E. Knight (write-in) 788 0.19
Independent Democratic Thomas S. Macaione (write-in) 192 0.05
Total votes 411,236 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ↑ "NM Governor D Primary 1990". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "1990 Primary Results" (pdf). State of New Mexico. June 5, 1990. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "NM Governor R Primary 1990". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ "NM Governor 1990". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ "1990 General Election Results" (pdf). State of New Mexico. November 6, 1990. Retrieved December 15, 2016.


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