1978 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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The 1978 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Due to term limits, incumbent Democrat Jerry Apodaca was ineligible to seek a second term as governor. Bruce King, a member of the Democratic Party won the open seat. With a margin of victory of just 1.09% this was the second closest contest of the 1978 Gubernatorial Cycle, behind only the election in Texas.
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Democratic primary edit
The Democratic primary was won by former Governor Bruce King.
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bruce King | 92,432 | 61.31 | |
Democratic | Robert E. Ferguson | 58,334 | 38.69 | |
Total votes | 150,766 | 100.00 |
Republican primary edit
The Republican primary was won by former state senator Joe Skeen.
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joe Skeen | 38,638 | 81.17 | |
Republican | Philip R. Grant | 8,966 | 18.84 | |
Total votes | 47,604 | 100.00 |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bruce King | 174,631 | 50.53 | |
Republican | Joe Skeen | 170,848 | 49.44 | |
Other | 98 | 0.03 | ||
Total votes | 345,577 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
References edit
- ^ "NM Governor D Primary 1978". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "NM Governor R Primary 1978". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
- ^ "NM Governor 1978". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 16, 2016.