1982 New Mexico gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1982 New Mexico gubernatorial election presidential New Mexico 1978 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1978 1986 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1986 no November 2, 1982 File:Toney Anaya (NM) (cropped).png 150x150px Toney Anaya Democratic Party (United States) 215,840 52.97% 3x4.svg John B. Irick Republican Party (United States) 191,626 47.03% 1982 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsAnaya: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Irick: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Bruce King Democratic Party (United States) Toney Anaya Democratic Party (United States) The 1982 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982 to elect the governor of New Mexico. Due to term limits, incumbent Democrat Bruce King was ineligible to seek a second consecutive (and third overall) term as governor. Democrat Toney Anaya defeated Republican state senator John B. Irick by about five points. Anaya was the first Democrat to carry Harding County in a gubernatorial election since Thomas J. Mabry in 1946. As of 2024, this is the last election in which a governor of New Mexico was succeeded by a member of the same party. Primary election Democratic primary The Democratic primary was won by former attorney general Toney Anaya. Results New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1982http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=755147 NM Governor D Primary 1982 Our Campaigns December 15, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Toney Anaya 101,077 56.95% Democratic Party (United States) Aubrey Dunn, Sr. 60,866 34.29% Democratic Party (United States) Fabian Chavez Jr. 11,874 6.69% Democratic Party (United States) Les Houston 3,673 2.07% 177,490 100.00% Republican primary The Republican primary was won by state senator John B. Irick. Results New Mexico Republican gubernatorial primary, 1982http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=755148 NM Governor R Primary 1982 Our Campaigns December 15, 2016 Republican Party (United States) John B. Irick 35,789 54.56% Republican Party (United States) William A. Sego 27,220 41.50% Republican Party (United States) James A. Caudell 2,590 3.95% 65,599 100.00% General election Results 1982 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 2, 1982 - State of New Mexico Democratic Party (United States) Toney Anaya 215,840 52.97% +2.42% Republican Party (United States) John B. Irick 191,626 47.03% -2.42% 24,214 5.94% 407,466 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +4.85% Results by county County Toney AnayaDemocratic John B. IrickRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo72,53952.61%65,33647.39%7,2035.22%137,875Catron57945.81%68554.19%-106-8.39%1,264Chaves6,07436.35%10,63663.65%4,56227.30%16,710Cibola3,66558.34%2,61741.66%1,04816.68%6,282Colfax2,65558.01%1,92241.99%73316.01%4,577Curry3,40834.75%6,39965.25%-2,991-30.50%9,807De Baca47245.34%56954.66%-97-9.32%1,041Doña Ana12,05147.47%13,33752.53%-1,286-5.07%25,388Eddy7,79848.69%8,21851.31%-420-2.62%16,016Grant5,61259.57%3,80940.43%1,80319.14%9,421Guadalupe1,64776.21%51423.79%1,13352.43%2,161Harding32853.33%28746.67%416.67%615Hidalgo95953.52%83346.48%1267.03%1,792Lea4,54836.16%8,03163.84%-3,483-27.69%12,579Lincoln1,36834.41%2,60865.59%-1,240-31.19%3,976Los Alamos3,54243.11%4,67456.89%-1,132-13.78%8,216Luna2,55844.74%3,15955.26%-601-10.51%5,717McKinley6,91163.15%4,03336.85%2,87826.30%10,944Mora1,58069.85%68230.15%89839.70%2,262Otero4,18639.18%6,49760.82%-2,311-21.63%10,683Quay1,57243.97%2,00356.03%-431-12.06%3,575Rio Arriba8,14579.97%2,04020.03%6,10559.94%10,185Roosevelt1,59632.34%3,33967.66%-1,743-35.32%4,935San Juan9,22545.41%11,09254.59%-1,867-9.19%20,317San Miguel5,43977.40%1,58822.60%3,85154.80%7,027Sandoval7,13959.57%4,84640.43%2,29319.13%11,985Santa Fe19,73768.80%8,95231.20%10,78537.59%28,689Sierra1,55044.64%1,92255.36%-372-10.71%3,472Socorro2,96958.36%2,11841.64%85116.73%5,087Taos6,12177.26%1,80222.74%4,31954.51%7,923Torrance1,88156.78%1,43243.22%44913.55%3,313Union76639.63%1,16760.37%-401-20.74%1,933Valencia7,22061.71%4,47938.29%2,74123.43%11,699Total215,84052.97%191,62647.03%24,2145.94%407,466 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Bernalillo Harding Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican De Baca Eddy References 1982 gubernatorial New Mexico Category:Long stubs with short prose