The 1986 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986, in order to elect the governor of New Mexico. Due to term limits, incumbent Democratic governor Toney Anaya was ineligible to seek a second term as governor. This was the last time until 2022, that the state elected a governor of the same party as the sitting president.
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County results Carruthers: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Powell: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary edit
Republican primary edit
The Republican primary was won by former New Mexico Republican Party chair Garrey Carruthers, who defeated five other candidates.
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Garrey Carruthers | 27,671 | 31.05 | |
Republican | Joseph H. Mercer | 23,560 | 26.44 | |
Republican | Colin R. McMillan | 19,807 | 22.23 | |
Republican | Frank M. Bond | 10,619 | 11.92 | |
Republican | Paul F. Becht | 6,566 | 7.37 | |
Republican | William Jay Loomis Jr. | 884 | 0.99 | |
Total votes | 89,107 | 100.00 |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Garrey Carruthers | 209,455 | 53.05 | |
Democratic | Ray Powell | 185,378 | 46.95 | |
Total votes | 394,833 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
References edit
- ^ "NM Governor R Primary 1986". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "NM Governor 1986". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 15, 2016.