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1978 New Mexico gubernatorial election

Summary

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.

1978 New Mexico gubernatorial election
← 1974 November 7, 1978 1982 →
 
Nominee Bruce King Joe Skeen
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 174,631 170,848
Percentage 50.5% 49.4%
County results
King:      50–60%      60–70%
Skeen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

Jerry Apodaca
Democratic

Elected Governor

Bruce King
Democratic

Democratic primary edit

The Democratic primary was won by former Governor Bruce King.

Results edit

New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1978[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

New Mexico Republican gubernatorial primary, 1978[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1978[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

  1. ^ "NM Governor D Primary 1978". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "NM Governor R Primary 1978". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  3. ^ "NM Governor 1978". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 16, 2016.