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      Home/Elections/1978/Governor/New Mexico
      1978·Governor·New Mexico

      New Mexico Governor

      Winner
      DEM
      Bruce King
      50.5%174,631 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Joseph R Skeen
      49.4%170,848 votes
      Margin
      D+1.1
      345,577 total votes
      3 candidates345,577 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Bruce KingDEM✓
      		DEM174,63150.5%
      Joseph R SkeenREP
      		REP170,84849.4%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH980.0%

      Seat History

      Governor in New Mexico

      2022
      Michelle Lujan GrishamDEM
      D+6.4
      2018
      Michelle Lujan GrishamDEM
      D+14.4
      2014
      Susana MartinezREP
      R+14.4
      2010
      Susana MartinezREP
      R+6.7
      2006
      Bill RichardsonDEM
      D+37.6
      2002
      Bill RichardsonDEM
      D+16.4
      1998
      Gary E. JohnsonREP
      R+9.1
      1994
      Gary E. JohnsonREP
      R+9.9
      1990
      Bruce KingDEM
      D+9.4
      1986
      Garrey E. CarruthersREP
      R+6.1
      1982
      Toney AnayaDEM
      D+5.9
      1974
      Jerry ApodacaDEM
      D+1.1
      1970
      Bruce KingDEM
      D+4.9
      1968
      David F CargoREP
      R+0.9
      View all Governor history for New Mexico →

      Candidates

      Bruce KingDEM
      Record3W-1L
      Avg MarginD+1.4
      Career1970-1994
      Governor
      Full profile →
      Joseph R SkeenREP
      Record11W-2L
      Avg MarginD+1.1
      Career1974-2000
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →

      Also in New Mexico, 1978

      US Senate1 contest →US House2 contests →
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