The 1990 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Due to term limits, incumbent Republican Garrey Carruthers was ineligible to seek a second term as governor.
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County results
King: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Former Governor Bruce King won the Democratic primary, defeating former Attorney General Paul Bardacke and 2 other candidates.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bruce King | 95,884 | 52.90 | |
Democratic | Paul Bardacke | 70,169 | 38.72 | |
Democratic | Tony Scarborough | 8,931 | 4.93 | |
Democratic | Bob Gold | 6,256 | 3.45 | |
Total votes | 181,240 | 100.00 |
The Republican primary was won by Frank Bond, who defeated Les Houston, James A. Caudell, and former mayor of Albuquerque Harry E. Kinney.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank M. Bond | 44,928 | 55.49 | |
Republican | Les Houston | 27,053 | 33.44 | |
Republican | James A. Caudell | 4,681 | 5.78 | |
Republican | Harry E. Kinney | 4,289 | 5.30 | |
Total votes | 80,971 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bruce King | 224,564 | 54.61 | |
Republican | Frank M. Bond | 185,692 | 45.16 | |
Libertarian | Joseph E. Knight (write-in) | 788 | 0.19 | |
Independent Democrat | Thomas S. Macaione (write-in) | 192 | 0.05 | |
Total votes | 411,236 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |