1978_New_Mexico_gubernatorial_election

1978 New Mexico gubernatorial election
	County results; King: 50–60% 60–70%; Skeen: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; Jerry Apodaca; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Bruce King; Democratic

1978 New Mexico gubernatorial election

Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of New Mexico

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 won the open seat. With a margin of victory of just 1.09% this was the second closest contest of the 1978 Gubernatorial Cycle, behind only the election in Texas.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce King	92,432	61.31
	Democratic	Robert E. Ferguson	58,334	38.69
Total votes			150,766	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen	38,638	81.17
	Republican	Philip R. Grant	8,966	18.84
Total votes			47,604	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce King	174,631	50.53
	Republican	Joe Skeen	170,848	49.44
	Other		98	0.03
Total votes			345,577	100.00
	Democratic hold

1978_New_Mexico_gubernatorial_election

1978 New Mexico gubernatorial election

Democratic primary

Results

Republican primary

Results

General election

Results

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