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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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |