1986 New Mexico gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1986 New Mexico gubernatorial election presidential New Mexico 1982 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1982 1990 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1990 no November 4, 1986 Garrey Carruthers (cropped).jpg Garrey Carruthers Republican Party (United States) 209,455 53.05% Ray Powell 1986 3x4.jpg Ray Powell Democratic Party (United States) 185,378 46.95% 1986 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsCarruthers: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Powell: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Toney Anaya Democratic Party (United States) Garrey Carruthers Republican Party (United States) The 1986 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986, in order to elect the governor of New Mexico. Due to term limits, incumbent Democratic governor Toney Anaya was ineligible to seek a second term as governor. This was the last time until 2022, that the state elected a governor of the same party as the sitting president. Primary election Democratic primary Ray Powell was unopposed in the Democratic primary.Richard M. Scammon & Alice V. McGillivray America Votes 17, A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics 279 https://archive.org/details/americavoteshand0017rich/page/278/mode/2up?view=theater July 29, 2024 Republican primary The Republican primary was won by former New Mexico Republican Party chair Garrey Carruthers, who defeated five other candidates. Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Garrey Carruthers 27,671 31.05% Republican Party (United States) Joseph H. Mercer 23,560 26.44% Republican Party (United States) Colin R. McMillan 19,807 22.23% Republican Party (United States) Frank M. Bond 10,619 11.92% Republican Party (United States) Paul F. Becht 6,566 7.37% Republican Party (United States) William Jay Loomis Jr. 884 0.99% 89,107 100.00% General election Results 1986 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 4, 1986 - State of New Mexico Republican Party (United States) Garrey Carruthers 209,455 53.05% +6.02% Democratic Party (United States) Ray Powell 185,378 46.95% -6.02% 24,077 6.10% 394,833 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +12.04% Results by county County Garrey CarruthersRepublican Ray PowellDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo66,82053.68%57,65646.32%9,1647.36%124,476Catron81463.89%46036.11%35427.79%1,274Chaves10,78863.80%6,12136.20%4,66727.60%16,909Cibola2,49148.46%2,64951.54%-158-3.07%5,140Colfax1,99746.17%2,32853.83%-331-7.65%4,325Curry5,74259.53%3,90440.47%1,83819.05%9,646De Baca54852.09%50447.91%444.18%1,052Doña Ana17,34360.80%11,18339.20%6,16021.59%28,526Eddy7,77150.48%7,62249.52%1490.97%15,393Grant3,60546.11%4,21453.89%-609-7.79%7,819Guadalupe79143.44%1,03056.56%-239-13.12%1,821Harding32060.04%21339.96%10720.08%533Hidalgo99559.30%68340.70%31218.59%1,678Lea8,81365.64%4,61334.36%4,20031.28%13,426Lincoln3,04971.57%1,21128.43%1,83843.15%4,260Los Alamos4,72959.32%3,24340.68%1,48618.64%7,972Luna3,12258.60%2,20641.40%91617.19%5,328McKinley4,51439.56%6,89760.44%-2,383-20.88%11,411Mora96544.47%1,20555.53%-240-11.06%2,170Otero6,72860.94%4,31339.06%2,41521.87%11,041Quay1,92457.11%1,44542.89%47914.22%3,369Rio Arriba3,19733.77%6,26966.23%-3,072-32.45%9,466Roosevelt2,70259.90%1,80940.10%89319.80%4,511San Juan13,18461.24%8,34538.76%4,83922.48%21,529San Miguel2,51035.04%4,65464.96%-2,144-29.93%7,164Sandoval6,52148.50%6,92451.50%-403-3.00%13,445Santa Fe10,80039.51%16,53760.49%-5,737-20.99%27,337Sierra2,46367.17%1,20432.83%1,25934.33%3,667Socorro2,54551.21%2,42548.79%1202.41%4,970Taos2,63633.60%5,21066.40%-2,574-32.81%7,846Torrance1,89555.90%1,49544.10%40011.80%3,390Union97460.57%63439.43%34021.14%1,608Valencia6,15949.95%6,17250.05%-13-0.11%12,331Total209,45553.05%185,37846.95%24,0776.10%394,833 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Bernalillo Harding Hidalgo Socorro Torrance References 1986 gubernatorial New Mexico Category:Long stubs with short prose