1990 New Mexico gubernatorial election

1990 New Mexico gubernatorial election

November 6, 1990

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

County Results King:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Bond:      50–60%      60–70%

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

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 Bond, who defeated Les Houston, James A. Caudell, and former mayor of Albuquerque Harry E. Kinney.

Results

New Mexico Republican gubernatorial primary, 1990

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

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 Democrat	Thomas S. Macaione (write-in)	192	0.05
Total votes			411,236	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican