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.
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County results Richardson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Sanchez: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- 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 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Richardson | 147,524 | 99.80 | |
Democratic | Mike Nalley (write-in) | 294 | 0.20 | |
Total votes | 147,818 | 100.00 |
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- Gilbert S. Baca, State Representative
- Robert M. Burpo, State Senator
- Walter Bradley, Lieutenant Governor
- John Sanchez, State Representative
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Sanchez | 55,102 | 58.53 | |
Republican | Walter Bradley | 33,206 | 35.27 | |
Republican | Robert M. Burpo | 3,864 | 4.10 | |
Republican | Gilbert S. Baca | 1,979 | 2.10 | |
Total votes | 94,151 | 100.00 |
General election edit
Candidates edit
- 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 edit
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[3] | Likely D (flip) | October 31, 2002 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Likely D (flip) | November 4, 2002 |
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bill Richardson | 268,693 | 55.49% | +10.02% | |
Republican | John Sanchez | 189,074 | 39.05% | -15.48% | |
Green | David Bacon | 26,465 | 5.47% | ||
Majority | 79,619 | 16.44% | +7.38% | ||
Turnout | 484,233 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | Swing |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit
- Bernalillo (largest city: Albuquerque)
- Curry (largest village: Clovis)
- Harding (largest city: Roy)
- Hidalgo (largest city: Lordsburg)
- Lea (largest city: Hobbs)
- Luna (largest city: Deming)
- Quay (largest city: Tucumcari)
- Roosevelt (largest city: Portales)
- Sandoval (largest city: Rancho)
- Union (largest city: Clayton)
- Valencia (largest village: Los Lunas)
- De Baca (largest city: Fort Sumner)
- Colfax (largest city: Raton)
References edit
- ^ "New Mexico Official 2002 Election Results for GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ "New Mexico Official 2002 Election Results for GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ "Governor Updated October 31, 2002 | The Cook Political Report". The Cook Political Report. October 31, 2002. Archived from the original on December 8, 2002. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ "Governors Races". www.centerforpolitics.org. November 4, 2002. Archived from the original on December 12, 2002. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Main/Elections/2002/02General/rsult002.HTM [dead link]
External links edit
- Official campaign websites (Archived)