1978 New Mexico gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1978 New Mexico gubernatorial election presidential New Mexico 1974 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1974 1982 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1982 no November 7, 1978 File:Governor Bruce King.jpg 150x150px Bruce King Democratic Party (United States) 174,631 50.55% File:JoeSkeen.jpg Joe Skeen Republican Party (United States) 170,848 49.45% 1978 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsKing: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Skeen: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Jerry Apodaca Democratic Party (United States) Bruce King Democratic Party (United States) 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 who had previously served as governor from 1971 to 1975, won the open seat. With a margin of victory of just 1.09%, this was the second closest contest of the 1978 cycle, behind only the election in Texas. Primary election Democratic primary The Democratic primary was won by former Governor Bruce King. Results New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1978http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=756937 NM Governor D Primary 1978 Our Campaigns December 16, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Bruce King 92,432 61.31% Democratic Party (United States) Robert E. Ferguson 58,334 38.69% 150,766 100.00% Republican primary The Republican primary was won by former state senator Joe Skeen. Results New Mexico Republican gubernatorial primary, 1978http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=756940 NM Governor R Primary 1978 Our Campaigns December 16, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Joe Skeen 38,638 81.17% Republican Party (United States) Philip R. Grant 8,966 18.84% 47,604 100.00% General election Results 1978 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 7, 1978 - State of New Mexico Democratic Party (United States) Bruce King 174,631 50.55% +0.61% Republican Party (United States) Joseph R. Skeen 170,848 49.45% -0.65% 3,783 1.10% 345,479 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) -0.04% Results by county County Bruce KingDemocratic Joe SkeenRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo55,44848.26%59,44351.74%-3,995-3.48%114,891Catron64949.13%67250.87%-23-1.74%1,321Chaves5,13433.94%9,99166.06%-4,857-32.11%15,125Colfax2,18753.12%1,93046.88%2576.24%4,117Curry4,05448.51%4,30351.49%-249-2.98%8,357De Baca52152.31%47547.69%464.62%996Doña Ana9,53945.12%11,60354.88%-2,064-9.76%21,142Eddy7,41954.02%6,31445.98%1,1058.05%13,733Grant4,62459.74%3,11640.26%1,50819.48%7,740Guadalupe1,59169.72%69130.28%90039.44%2,282Harding25941.77%36158.23%-102-16.45%620Hidalgo76654.36%64345.64%1238.73%1,409Lea4,66544.48%5,82455.52%-1,159-11.05%10,489Lincoln1,00929.46%2,41670.54%-1,407-41.08%3,425Los Alamos2,34932.65%4,84567.35%-2,496-34.70%7,194Luna2,11745.29%2,55754.71%-440-9.41%4,674McKinley5,24459.29%3,60040.71%1,64418.59%8,844Mora1,49462.07%91337.93%58124.14%2,407Otero4,14044.43%5,17855.57%-1,038-11.14%9,318Quay1,63247.65%1,79352.35%-161-4.70%3,425Rio Arriba7,10668.78%3,22631.22%3,88037.55%10,332Roosevelt1,79336.87%3,07063.13%-1,277-26.26%4,863San Juan6,86644.31%8,63155.69%-1,765-11.39%15,497San Miguel4,72962.29%2,86337.71%1,86624.58%7,592Sandoval5,30359.77%3,57040.23%1,73319.53%8,873Santa Fe14,08060.44%9,21739.56%4,86320.87%23,297Sierra1,48647.66%1,63252.34%-146-4.68%3,118Socorro2,52457.39%1,87442.61%65014.78%4,398Taos4,41866.07%2,26933.93%2,14932.14%6,687Torrance1,85862.06%1,13637.94%72224.11%2,994Union70441.46%99458.54%-290-17.08%1,698Valencia8,92361.03%5,69838.97%3,22522.06%14,621Total174,63150.55%170,84849.45%3,7831.10%345,479 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Colfax De Baca Hidalgo Torrance Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Doña Ana References 1978 gubernatorial New Mexico Category:November 1978 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose