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The1990 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990, in order to elect theGovernor of New Mexico. Due toterm limits, incumbent RepublicanGarrey Carruthers was ineligible to seek a second term as governor.[a] DemocratBruce King won his third and final term overall as governor, defeating Republican Frank Bond. King won the largest share of the vote out of his four gubernatorial campaigns. This is the most recent election in whichCatron County has voted for a Democratic gubernatorial candidate.
Former GovernorBruce King won the Democratic primary, defeating former Attorney GeneralPaul Bardacke and 2 other candidates.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ofAlbuquerqueHarry E. Kinney.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bruce King | 224,564 | 54.61% | +7.66% | |
| Republican | Frank M. Bond | 185,692 | 45.16% | −7.66% | |
| Libertarian | Joseph E. Knight (write-in) | 788 | 0.19% | ||
| Democratic | Thomas S. Macaione (write-in) | 192 | 0.05% | ||
| Majority | 38,872 | 9.45% | |||
| Total votes | 411,236 | 100.00% | |||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | Swing | +15.55% | |||
| County | Bruce King Democratic | Frank M. Bond Republican | Joseph E. Knight Libertarian | Thomas S. Macaione Independent Democrat | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bernalillo | 67,965 | 51.11% | 64,601 | 48.58% | 375 | 0.28% | 34 | 0.03% | 3,364 | 2.53% | 132,975 |
| Catron | 719 | 52.95% | 630 | 46.39% | 9 | 0.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 89 | 6.55% | 1,358 |
| Chaves | 5,997 | 39.52% | 9,156 | 60.34% | 22 | 0.14% | 0 | 0.00% | -3,159 | -20.82% | 15,175 |
| Cibola | 3,658 | 67.23% | 1,779 | 32.70% | 3 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,879 | 34.53% | 5,441 |
| Colfax | 2,571 | 61.67% | 1,598 | 38.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 973 | 23.34% | 4,169 |
| Curry | 4,637 | 51.27% | 4,399 | 48.63% | 7 | 0.08% | 2 | 0.02% | 238 | 2.63% | 9,045 |
| De Baca | 579 | 50.30% | 570 | 49.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.17% | 9 | 0.78% | 1,151 |
| Doña Ana | 15,443 | 50.05% | 15,365 | 49.80% | 41 | 0.13% | 6 | 0.02% | 78 | 0.25% | 30,855 |
| Eddy | 7,368 | 52.75% | 6,583 | 47.13% | 15 | 0.11% | 2 | 0.01% | 785 | 5.62% | 13,968 |
| Grant | 5,011 | 61.61% | 3,107 | 38.20% | 15 | 0.18% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,904 | 23.41% | 8,134 |
| Guadalupe | 1,576 | 71.64% | 624 | 28.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 952 | 43.27% | 2,200 |
| Harding | 350 | 56.54% | 269 | 43.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 81 | 13.09% | 619 |
| Hidalgo | 1,085 | 56.81% | 825 | 43.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 260 | 13.61% | 1,910 |
| Lea | 5,392 | 41.57% | 7,568 | 58.35% | 10 | 0.08% | 1 | 0.01% | -2,176 | -16.78% | 12,971 |
| Lincoln | 1,908 | 41.69% | 2,656 | 58.03% | 13 | 0.28% | 0 | 0.00% | -748 | -16.34% | 4,577 |
| Los Alamos | 3,146 | 38.62% | 4,959 | 60.88% | 41 | 0.50% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,813 | -22.26% | 8,146 |
| Luna | 2,625 | 50.76% | 2,526 | 48.85% | 17 | 0.33% | 3 | 0.06% | 99 | 1.91% | 5,171 |
| McKinley | 8,081 | 67.24% | 3,937 | 32.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,144 | 34.48% | 12,018 |
| Mora | 1,656 | 66.83% | 822 | 33.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 834 | 33.66% | 2,478 |
| Otero | 5,833 | 47.37% | 6,450 | 52.38% | 32 | 0.26% | 0 | 0.00% | -617 | -5.01% | 12,315 |
| Quay | 2,010 | 57.94% | 1,458 | 42.03% | 1 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 552 | 15.91% | 3,469 |
| Rio Arriba | 7,626 | 74.58% | 2,599 | 25.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,027 | 49.16% | 10,225 |
| Roosevelt | 2,318 | 50.21% | 2,296 | 49.73% | 3 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 22 | 0.48% | 4,617 |
| San Juan | 10,471 | 49.49% | 10,610 | 50.14% | 78 | 0.37% | 0 | 0.00% | -139 | -0.66% | 21,159 |
| San Miguel | 5,919 | 77.05% | 1,760 | 22.91% | 2 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.01% | 4,159 | 54.14% | 7,682 |
| Sandoval | 8,841 | 57.47% | 6,481 | 42.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 62 | 0.40% | 2,360 | 15.34% | 15,384 |
| Santa Fe | 20,025 | 68.80% | 8,942 | 30.72% | 70 | 0.24% | 69 | 0.24% | 11,083 | 38.08% | 29,106 |
| Sierra | 1,774 | 48.83% | 1,846 | 50.81% | 12 | 0.33% | 1 | 0.03% | -72 | -1.98% | 3,633 |
| Socorro | 3,317 | 60.87% | 2,123 | 38.96% | 8 | 0.15% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,194 | 21.91% | 5,449 |
| Taos | 4,625 | 68.60% | 2,108 | 31.27% | 6 | 0.09% | 3 | 0.04% | 2,517 | 37.33% | 6,742 |
| Torrance | 2,738 | 71.64% | 1,080 | 28.26% | 2 | 0.05% | 2 | 0.05% | 1,658 | 43.38% | 3,822 |
| Union | 906 | 53.04% | 800 | 46.84% | 1 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.06% | 106 | 6.21% | 1,708 |
| Valencia | 8,394 | 61.88% | 5,165 | 38.08% | 5 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,229 | 23.81% | 13,564 |
| Total | 224,564 | 54.61% | 185,692 | 45.15% | 788 | 0.19% | 192 | 0.05% | 38,872 | 9.45% | 411,236 |
