1982 New Mexico gubernatorial election

← 1978

November 2, 1982

1986 →


Nominee	Toney Anaya	John B. Irick
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	215,840	191,626
Percentage	53.0%	47.0%

County results
Anaya: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Irick: 50–60% 60–70%

Governor before election

Bruce King
Democratic

Elected Governor

Toney Anaya
Democratic

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The 1982 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982. Its purpose was to elect the governor of New Mexico. Due to term limits, incumbent Democrat Bruce King was ineligible to seek a second term as governor. As of 2019, this is the last election in which a governor was succeeded by a member of the same party.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was won by former attorney general Toney Anaya.

Results

New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1982^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Toney Anaya	101,077	56.95
	Democratic	Aubrey Dunn, Sr.	60,866	34.29
	Democratic	Fabian Chavez Jr.	11,874	6.69
	Democratic	Les Houston	3,673	2.07
Total votes			177,490	100.00

Republican primary

The Republican primary was won by John B. Irick

Results

New Mexico Republican gubernatorial primary, 1982^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John B. Irick	35,789	54.56
	Republican	William A. Sego	27,220	41.50
	Republican	James A. Caudell	2,590	3.95
Total votes			65,599	100.00

General election

Results

New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1982^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Toney Anaya	215,840	52.97
	Republican	John B. Irick	191,626	47.03
Total votes			407,466	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ "NM Governor D Primary 1982". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
^ "NM Governor R Primary 1982". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
^ "NM Governor 1982". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 15, 2016.

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