1982_New_Mexico_gubernatorial_election Knowpia

1982 New Mexico gubernatorial election
	County results; Anaya: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Irick: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Bruce King; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Toney Anaya; Democratic

The 1982 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982. Its purpose was to elect the governor of New Mexico. Due to term limits, incumbent Democrat Bruce King was ineligible to seek a second term as governor. As of 2019, this is the last election in which a governor was succeeded by a member of the same party.

Democratic primary edit

The Democratic primary was won by former attorney general Toney Anaya.

Results edit

New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1982^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Toney Anaya	101,077	56.95
	Democratic	Aubrey Dunn, Sr.	60,866	34.29
	Democratic	Fabian Chavez Jr.	11,874	6.69
	Democratic	Les Houston	3,673	2.07
Total votes			177,490	100.00

Republican primary edit

The Republican primary was won by John B. Irick

Results edit

New Mexico Republican gubernatorial primary, 1982^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John B. Irick	35,789	54.56
	Republican	William A. Sego	27,220	41.50
	Republican	James A. Caudell	2,590	3.95
Total votes			65,599	100.00