1994 New Mexico gubernatorial election

none January 2025 May 2021 1994 New Mexico gubernatorial election New Mexico presidential no 1990 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1990 1998 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1998 November 8, 1994 Garyjohnsonphoto.JPG Gary Johnson Republican Party (United States) Walter Bradley 232,945 49.81% Governor Bruce King.jpg Bruce King Democratic Party (United States) Patricia A. Madrid 186,686 39.92% Roberto Mondragon2 (cropped).jpg Roberto Mondragón Green Party (United States) Steven Schmidt 47,990 10.26% 1994 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsJohnson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%King: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Governor Bruce King Democratic Party (United States) Gary Johnson Republican Party (United States) The 1994 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, for the four-year term beginning on January 1, 1995. Candidates for governor and lieutenant governor ran on a ticket as running mates. Incumbent Democrat Bruce King ran for a fourth term with Patricia Madrid as a running mate, losing to Republican nominees Gary Johnson, a businessman, and Walter Bradley, a former state senator. Former Lieutenant Governor Roberto Mondragón ran with Steven Schmidt as the nominees of the Green Party, receiving 10.4 percent of the vote. The election was marked by the surprising rise of Republican Gary Johnson, the 41-year-old owner of one of the state's largest construction companies. Johnson, who had never before held elected office, upset a crowded Republican primary field by a margin of fewer than 1,300 votes. With the state's non-Republicans split between the centrist King and progressive Mondragón, King failed to gain a majority and Johnson won the election with 49.8% of the vote.Birnbaum Ben 2016-08-12 Gary Johnson Has a Plan https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/08/gary-johnson-profile-2016-libertarian-third-party-214162/ Politico Magazine en 2381-1595 This is the last time a governor of New Mexico lost re-election. This was one of four gubernatorial elections where an incumbent Democrat was defeated in 1994. Primary election Democratic Party King faced a tough renomination campaign, being challenged by incumbent Lieutenant Governor Casey Luna, who had a falling out with King in 1993 over King's refusal to give Luna a larger role in King's administration.Luna Won't Take Sides in the Race https://santafenewmexican.newspaperarchive.com/santa-fe-new-mexican/1994-10-25/page-2/ Santa Fe New Mexican 25 October 1994 18 September 2019 Former New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Jim Baca also challenged King. Candidates Jim Baca, former Director of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and former New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands Bruce King, incumbent Governor Casey Luna, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Results Democratic primary resultsCanvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 7, 1994 – State of New Mexico https://klvg4oyd4j.execute-api.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/prod/PublicFiles/ee3072ab0d43456cb15a51f7d82c77a2/50418c58-4d9b-4fd4-9f56-fad815f843dd/CanvassPrimary1994.pdf New Mexico Secretary of State July 29, 2024 Bruce King (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 76,039 38.38% Casey Luna Democratic Party (United States) 71,364 36.45% Jim Baca Democratic Party (United States) 48,401 24.72% 195,804 100.00% Republican Party Candidates David F. Cargo, former Governor (196771) and former State Representative Dick Cheney, State Representative from Farmington John Dendahl, former New Mexico Secretary of Economic Development and Tourism Gary Johnson, businessman Declined Manuel Lujan Jr., former U.S. Representative from Albuquerque (196989) and U.S. Secretary of the Interior (198993) Campaign Cheney ran on a platform highlighting cracking down on violent crime, repealing the gasoline tax, and lowering public spending.Albuquerque Journal from Albuquerque, New Mexico · Page 7 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/157736061/ During the campaign, he controversially changed his legal name from Richard to "Dick". Opponents including John Dendahl stated that people voting in the polls would confuse Cheney with the former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney from Wyoming, improving his chances of winning the primary. Public polling after the change showed that his numbers increased significantly.The Santa Fe New Mexican from Santa Fe, New Mexico · Page 7 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/211714360/ At the state convention, Cheney received 49% of the vote against 29% for Dendahl and 22% for Johnson.Morehouse Sarah McCally https://books.google.com/books?id=1rd0Eqt7sUYC&q=cheney&pg=PA258 The Governor as Party Leader: Campaigning and Governing University of Michigan Press 1998 0472108484 Google Books Results June 7, 1994 Republican primary results Gary Johnson Republican Party (United States) 32,091 34.48% Dick Cheney Republican Party (United States) 30,811 33.10% John Dendahl Republican Party (United States) 18,007 19.35% David F. Cargo Republican Party (United States) 12,105 13.01% Keith Russell Judd (write-in) Republican Party (United States) 57 0.06% 93,071 100.00% General election Candidates Gary Johnson, businessman (Republican) Bruce King, incumbent Governor (Democratic) Roberto Mondragón, former Lieutenant Governor (Green) Campaign Bruce King, the Democratic three-term incumbentNon-consecutive terms, began the general election with the most funding and name recognition.May 2021 King was a career politician who had first been elected to the Santa Fe County Commission in 1954, when Gary Johnson was just one year old.Terrell Steve 2020-01-14 After big loss, experts doubt King will run for office again http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/after-big-loss-experts-doubt-king-will-run-for-office/article_d29cd7bf-c629-5359-895b-dfe2b4c06a6b.html 2021-05-10 The Santa Fe New Mexican Bruce King began his political career in 1954 when he won a seat on the Santa Fe County Commission. King also had the support of the Gold Boot Club, a business-backed political coalition that channeled thousands of dollars to his campaign.Kurtz Josh 1994-10-26 The Liberals' Dilemma: Choose Your Poison https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/2941962/ limited The Santa Fe Reporter 33 Newspapers.com King's quest for an unprecedented fourth term faced obstacles from the left and the right. From the left, King was challenged by Green Party nominee Roberto Mondragón. Mondragón was a populist former Democrat, who had served as Lieutenant Governor from 1971 to 1975 and in the state House from 1979 to 1983.May 2021 Mondragón had a knack for appealing to both progressive whites and working-class Hispanics, and attacked King for his cushy relationships with big business. Gary Johnson was the nominee of New Mexico's Republican Party, a statewide party that had won just one gubernatorial election since 1970. Johnson faced the challenge of keeping together his Republican base while appealing to independents and Democrats frustrated with King. Johnson campaigned as a political outsider and self-made entrepreneur.May 2021 In college, Johnson had worked as a door-to-door handyman, a business that gradually expanded into Big J Enterprises. By 1999, the company employed over 1,000 people and was worth several million dollars.Marciello Alex 2011-02-25 Former NM governor talks politics http://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/former-nm-governor-talks-politics/article_014bc109-0b14-56a0-a82e-96ca5737caf9.html 2021-05-10 The Daily News of Newburyport Prior to that, he was the CEO and founder of Big J Enterprises, a business that grew out of his door-to-door work as a handyman during college. By the time he sold the company in 1999, it had more than 1,000 employees and was a multimillion-dollar enterprise. Johnson avoided then-divisive social issues like abortion and gay rights, and focused his campaign on pocketbook issues like taxes and the state budget. Johnson touted his experience in the business world of balancing budgets while growing his company, and promised to bring that experience to state government.Lyman Andy 2016-04-20 How Gary Johnson went from 'Governor No' to third party icon http://nmpoliticalreport.com/40453/gary-johnson-profile/ New Mexico Political Report In November, Gary Johnson won the election with just under 50% of the vote, while King got almost 40% and Mondragón pulled in just over 10%. Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror BruceKing (D) GaryJohnson (R) Other Undecided Santa Fe New Mexican November 3, 1994 — — 34% 46% — — Albuquerque Journal October 23, 1994 — — 35% 40% — — Results 1994 New Mexico gubernatorial electionhttps://klvg4oyd4j.execute-api.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/prod/PublicFiles/ee3072ab0d43456cb15a51f7d82c77a2/61ee7e43-1b3d-48d1-8070-546c1eba66e5/CanvassGeneral1994.pdf Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 8, 1994 - State of New Mexico New Mexico Secretary of State July 29, 2024 pdf Republican Party (United States) Gary Johnson 232,945 49.81% +4.66% Democratic Party (United States) Bruce King (incumbent) 186,686 39.92% -14.68% Green Party (United States) Roberto Mondragón 47,990 10.26% 46,259 9.89% 467,621 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +19.34% Results by county Johnson was the first Republican since Edwin L. Mechem in 1956 to carry Sandoval County. As of 2022, only Sandoval County and Bernalillo County have backed the winner in each gubernatorial election going back to 1990. Johnson was also the first Republican since David Cargo in 1966 to win Valencia County. County Gary JohnsonRepublican Bruce KingDemocratic Roberto MondragónGreen Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Bernalillo81,73252.82%57,13136.92%15,86110.25%24,60115.90%154,724Catron99266.71%40827.44%875.85%58439.27%1,487Chaves9,60660.45%5,44934.29%8355.25%4,15726.16%15,890Cibola2,38741.39%2,73147.36%64911.25%-344-5.96%5,767Colfax1,98241.69%2,24247.16%53011.15%-260-5.47%4,754Curry6,72164.39%3,37732.35%3403.26%3,34432.04%10,438De Baca48244.55%49846.03%1029.43%-16-1.48%1,082Doña Ana17,56053.79%12,14237.19%2,9459.02%5,41816.60%32,647Eddy8,54955.46%6,12939.76%7374.78%2,42015.70%15,415Grant4,05943.50%4,48448.05%7898.45%-425-4.55%9,332Guadalupe36616.34%1,25355.94%62127.72%-632Margin over Mondragón-28.22%2,240Harding28043.55%30747.74%568.71%-27-4.20%643Hidalgo94049.09%84644.18%1296.74%944.91%1,915Lea8,61666.68%3,93430.44%3722.88%4,68236.23%12,922Lincoln2,85054.11%2,08039.49%3376.40%77014.62%5,267Los Alamos5,37959.61%3,04333.72%6026.67%2,33625.89%9,024Luna2,95654.40%2,08738.41%3917.20%86915.99%5,434McKinley4,75035.77%7,74858.35%7815.88%-2,998-22.58%13,279Mora58123.63%1,37756.00%50120.37%-796-32.37%2,459Otero7,92159.89%4,57934.62%7255.48%-3,342-25.27%13,225Quay1,88650.12%1,57441.83%3038.05%3128.29%3,763Rio Arriba2,38123.95%5,77058.03%1,79218.02%-3,389-34.08%9,943Roosevelt2,92560.12%1,74535.87%1954.01%1,18024.25%4,865San Juan16,34361.53%8,49131.97%1,7296.51%7,85229.56%26,563San Miguel1,78921.44%4,93559.14%1,62019.42%-3,146-37.70%8,344Sandoval11,22853.95%7,67036.85%1,9159.20%3,55817.10%20,813Santa Fe10,70129.44%18,00649.54%7,63821.02%-7,305-20.10%36,345Sierra2,39061.31%1,27332.66%2356.03%1,11728.66%3,898Socorro2,44142.01%2,73747.11%63210.88%-296-5.09%5,810Taos2,22127.64%3,66845.64%2,14726.72%-1,447-18.01%8,036Torrance1,78643.56%1,96447.90%3508.54%-178-4.34%4,100Union90354.46%67840.89%774.64%22513.57%1,658Valencia7,24246.61%6,33040.74%1,96712.66%9125.87%15,539Total232,94549.81%186,68639.92%47,99010.26%46,2599.89%467,621 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Bernalillo Catron Curry Doña Ana Eddy Hidalgo Luna Quay Roosevelt Sandoval Union Valencia thumb|Mondragón's performance by county Legend #17aa5c 25-30% #31bb71 20-25% #4cca87 15-20% #69d79d 10-15% #88e3b2 5-10% #aaedc8 0-5% Notes References See also collapsed Governor 1994 New Mexico Category:Gary Johnson