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The1978 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978, in order to elect theGovernor of New Mexico. Due toterm limits, incumbent DemocratJerry Apodaca was ineligible to seek a second term as governor.Bruce King, a member of the Democratic Party who had previously served as governor from 1971 to 1975, won the open seat. With a margin of victory of just 1.09%, this was the second closest contest of the 1978 cycle, behind only the election inTexas.
The Democratic primary was won by former GovernorBruce King.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bruce King | 92,432 | 61.31% | |
| Democratic | Robert E. Ferguson | 58,334 | 38.69% | |
| Total votes | 150,766 | 100.00% | ||
The Republican primary was won by former state senatorJoe Skeen.
| 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 | 50.55% | +0.61% | |
| Republican | Joseph R. Skeen | 170,848 | 49.45% | −0.65% | |
| Majority | 3,783 | 1.10% | |||
| Total votes | 345,479 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratichold | Swing | -0.04% | |||
| County | Bruce King Democratic | Joe Skeen Republican | Margin | Total votes cast | |||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bernalillo | 55,448 | 48.26% | 59,443 | 51.74% | -3,995 | -3.48% | 114,891 |
| Catron | 649 | 49.13% | 672 | 50.87% | -23 | -1.74% | 1,321 |
| Chaves | 5,134 | 33.94% | 9,991 | 66.06% | -4,857 | -32.11% | 15,125 |
| Colfax | 2,187 | 53.12% | 1,930 | 46.88% | 257 | 6.24% | 4,117 |
| Curry | 4,054 | 48.51% | 4,303 | 51.49% | -249 | -2.98% | 8,357 |
| De Baca | 521 | 52.31% | 475 | 47.69% | 46 | 4.62% | 996 |
| Doña Ana | 9,539 | 45.12% | 11,603 | 54.88% | -2,064 | -9.76% | 21,142 |
| Eddy | 7,419 | 54.02% | 6,314 | 45.98% | 1,105 | 8.05% | 13,733 |
| Grant | 4,624 | 59.74% | 3,116 | 40.26% | 1,508 | 19.48% | 7,740 |
| Guadalupe | 1,591 | 69.72% | 691 | 30.28% | 900 | 39.44% | 2,282 |
| Harding | 259 | 41.77% | 361 | 58.23% | -102 | -16.45% | 620 |
| Hidalgo | 766 | 54.36% | 643 | 45.64% | 123 | 8.73% | 1,409 |
| Lea | 4,665 | 44.48% | 5,824 | 55.52% | -1,159 | -11.05% | 10,489 |
| Lincoln | 1,009 | 29.46% | 2,416 | 70.54% | -1,407 | -41.08% | 3,425 |
| Los Alamos | 2,349 | 32.65% | 4,845 | 67.35% | -2,496 | -34.70% | 7,194 |
| Luna | 2,117 | 45.29% | 2,557 | 54.71% | -440 | -9.41% | 4,674 |
| McKinley | 5,244 | 59.29% | 3,600 | 40.71% | 1,644 | 18.59% | 8,844 |
| Mora | 1,494 | 62.07% | 913 | 37.93% | 581 | 24.14% | 2,407 |
| Otero | 4,140 | 44.43% | 5,178 | 55.57% | -1,038 | -11.14% | 9,318 |
| Quay | 1,632 | 47.65% | 1,793 | 52.35% | -161 | -4.70% | 3,425 |
| Rio Arriba | 7,106 | 68.78% | 3,226 | 31.22% | 3,880 | 37.55% | 10,332 |
| Roosevelt | 1,793 | 36.87% | 3,070 | 63.13% | -1,277 | -26.26% | 4,863 |
| San Juan | 6,866 | 44.31% | 8,631 | 55.69% | -1,765 | -11.39% | 15,497 |
| San Miguel | 4,729 | 62.29% | 2,863 | 37.71% | 1,866 | 24.58% | 7,592 |
| Sandoval | 5,303 | 59.77% | 3,570 | 40.23% | 1,733 | 19.53% | 8,873 |
| Santa Fe | 14,080 | 60.44% | 9,217 | 39.56% | 4,863 | 20.87% | 23,297 |
| Sierra | 1,486 | 47.66% | 1,632 | 52.34% | -146 | -4.68% | 3,118 |
| Socorro | 2,524 | 57.39% | 1,874 | 42.61% | 650 | 14.78% | 4,398 |
| Taos | 4,418 | 66.07% | 2,269 | 33.93% | 2,149 | 32.14% | 6,687 |
| Torrance | 1,858 | 62.06% | 1,136 | 37.94% | 722 | 24.11% | 2,994 |
| Union | 704 | 41.46% | 994 | 58.54% | -290 | -17.08% | 1,698 |
| Valencia | 8,923 | 61.03% | 5,698 | 38.97% | 3,225 | 22.06% | 14,621 |
| Total | 174,631 | 50.55% | 170,848 | 49.45% | 3,783 | 1.10% | 345,479 |
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