Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of New Mexico
2002 New Mexico gubernatorial election
Nominee
Bill Richardson
John Sanchez
David Bacon
Party
Democratic
Republican
Green
Running mate
Diane Denish
Rod Adair
Popular vote
268,693
189,074
26,465
Percentage
55.5%
39.0%
5.5%
County resultsRichardson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Sanchez: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election
Gary Johnson
Republican
Elected Governor
Bill Richardson
Democratic
The 2002 New Mexico gubernatorial election was a race for the Governor of New Mexico . The winner of the election held on November 5, 2002, served from January 1, 2003 until January 1, 2007. Incumbent Republican Gary Johnson was term limited . Former U.S. Congressman Bill Richardson won the election. Green Party nominee David Bacon received over 5% of the total vote, including over 11% in Santa Fe County , which was his best showing.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Bill Richardson , former United States Secretary of Energy , former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and former U.S. Representative
Mike Nalley (write-in)
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Gilbert S. Baca, State Representative
Robert M. Burpo, State Senator
Walter Bradley , Lieutenant Governor
John Sanchez , State Representative
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Bill Richardson (D), former United States Secretary of Energy , former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and former U.S. Representative
John Sanchez (R), State Representative
David Bacon (G)
Predictions [ ]
Source
Ranking
As of
The Cook Political Report [3]
Likely D (flip)
October 31, 2002
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]
Likely D (flip)
November 4, 2002
Results [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
Official campaign websites (Archived)
See also [ ]
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