New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1994

New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1994
New Mexico
November 8, 1994
 
Nominee Gary Johnson Bruce King Roberto Mondragón
Party Republican Democratic Green
Running mate Walter Bradley Patricia Madrid Steven Schmidt
Popular vote 232,945 186,686 47,990
Percentage 49.81% 39.92% 10.26%
Governor before election

Bruce King
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Gary Johnson
Republican

An election for governor and lieutenant governor of New Mexico 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. Roberto Mondragón, who served as lieutenant governor from 1971–1974 and from 1979 to 1982, ran with Steven Schmidt as the nominees of the Green Party, receiving 10.4 percent of the vote.

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Green

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Bruce
King (D)		 Gary
Johnson (R)		 Other Undecided
Santa Fe New Mexican November 3, 1994 — — 34% 46% — —
Albuquerque Journal October 23, 1994 — — 35% 40% — —

Election results

New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1994[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Gary Johnson 232,945 49.81% +4.66%
Democratic Bruce King (inc.) 186,686 39.92% -14.68%
Green Roberto Mondragón 47,990 10.26%
Majority 46,259 9.89% +0.44%
Turnout 467,621
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

References

  1. ↑ http://www.sos.state.nm.us/pdf/CanvassResults/CanvassGeneral1994.pdf

See also

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