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Election 1982 Results

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1982 New Mexico governor election

Toney Anaya (Democrat) beat John B. Irick (Republican) in New Mexico in 1982, 53.0% to 47.0%, a margin of 5.9 points and 24,214 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1978, when Bruce King won.

Democrats led in 17 of the 33 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 16. The largest, Bernalillo, cast 137,875 votes and went to the Democrat by 5.2 points. The closest was Harding, where 41 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Toney Anaya won Democratic 215,840 53.0%
John B. Irick Republican 191,626 47.0%
Total407,466

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Bernalillo 72,539 52.6% 65,336 47.4% 137,875 D+5.2
Santa Fe 19,737 68.8% 8,952 31.2% 28,689 D+37.6
Doña Ana 12,051 47.5% 13,337 52.5% 25,388 R+5.1
San Juan 9,225 45.4% 11,092 54.6% 20,317 R+9.2
Chaves 6,074 36.3% 10,636 63.7% 16,710 R+27.3
Eddy 7,798 48.7% 8,218 51.3% 16,016 R+2.6
Lea 4,548 36.2% 8,031 63.8% 12,579 R+27.7
Sandoval 7,139 59.6% 4,846 40.4% 11,985 D+19.1
Valencia 7,220 61.7% 4,479 38.3% 11,699 D+23.4
McKinley 6,911 63.1% 4,033 36.9% 10,944 D+26.3
Otero 4,186 39.2% 6,497 60.8% 10,683 R+21.6
Rio Arriba 8,145 80.0% 2,040 20.0% 10,185 D+59.9
Curry 3,408 34.8% 6,399 65.2% 9,807 R+30.5
Grant 5,612 59.6% 3,809 40.4% 9,421 D+19.1
Los Alamos 3,542 43.1% 4,674 56.9% 8,216 R+13.8
Taos 6,121 77.3% 1,802 22.7% 7,923 D+54.5
San Miguel 5,439 77.4% 1,588 22.6% 7,027 D+54.8
Cibola 3,665 58.3% 2,617 41.7% 6,282 D+16.7
Luna 2,558 44.7% 3,159 55.3% 5,717 R+10.5
Socorro 2,969 58.4% 2,118 41.6% 5,087 D+16.7
Roosevelt 1,596 32.3% 3,339 67.7% 4,935 R+35.3
Colfax 2,655 58.0% 1,922 42.0% 4,577 D+16.0
Lincoln 1,368 34.4% 2,608 65.6% 3,976 R+31.2
Quay 1,572 44.0% 2,003 56.0% 3,575 R+12.1
Sierra 1,550 44.6% 1,922 55.4% 3,472 R+10.7
Torrance 1,881 56.8% 1,432 43.2% 3,313 D+13.6
Mora 1,580 69.8% 682 30.2% 2,262 D+39.7
Guadalupe 1,647 76.2% 514 23.8% 2,161 D+52.4
Union 766 39.6% 1,167 60.4% 1,933 R+20.7
Hidalgo 959 53.5% 833 46.5% 1,792 D+7.0
Catron 579 45.8% 685 54.2% 1,264 R+8.4
De Baca 472 45.3% 569 54.7% 1,041 R+9.3
Harding 328 53.3% 287 46.7% 615 D+6.7

Counties as they stood in 1982; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

New Mexico governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) D+6.4
2018 Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) D+14.4
2014 Susana Martinez (R) R+14.4
2010 Susana Martinez (R) R+6.7
2006 Bill Richardson (D) D+37.6
2002 Bill Richardson (D) D+16.4
1998 Gary E. Johnson (R) R+9.1
1994 Gary Johnson (R) R+9.9
1990 Bruce King (D) D+9.5
1986 Garrey E. Carruthers (R) R+6.1
1982 Toney Anaya (D) D+5.9
1978 Bruce King (D) D+1.1
1974 Jerry Apodaca (D) D+1.1
1970 Bruce King (D) D+4.9
1968 David Cargo (R) R+0.9
1966 David F. Cargo (R) R+3.5
1964 Jack M. Campbell (D) D+20.4
1962 Jack M. Campbell (D) D+6.0
1960 Edwin L. Mechem (R) R+0.7
1958 John Burroughs (D) D+0.9
1956 Edwin L. Mechem (R) R+4.5
1954 John F. Simms (D) D+14.0
1952 Edwin L. Mechem (R) R+7.5
1950 Edwin L. Mechem (R) R+7.5
1948 Thomas J. Mabry (D) D+9.4
1946 Thomas J. Mabry (D) D+5.6
1944 John J. Dempsey (D) D+3.6
1942 John J. Dempsey (D) D+9.1
1940 John E. Miles (D) D+11.2
1938 John E. Miles (D) D+4.6
1936 Clyde Tingley (D) D+14.5
1934 Clyde Tingley (D) D+4.3
1932 Arthur Seligman (D) D+10.6
1930 Arthur Seligman (D) D+6.6
1928 Richard C. Dillon (R) R+11.3
1926 Richard C. Dillon (R) R+3.5
1924 Arthur T. Hannett (D) D+0.2
1922 James F. Hinkle (D) D+9.9
1920 Merritt C. Mechem (R) R+3.5
1918 Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo (R) R+2.8
1916 Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca (D) D+2.0
1911 William C. McDonald (D) D+5.0