1986 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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County results Carruthers: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Powell: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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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. As of 2020, this is the last gubernatorial election in New Mexico in which the winner was of the same party as the incumbent president.
Democratic primary[]
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Republican primary[]
The Republican primary was won by former New Mexico Republican Party chair Garrey Carruthers, who defeated five other candidates.
Results[]
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[]
Results[]
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[]
- ^ "NM Governor R Primary 1986". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "NM Governor 1986". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
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