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Election 1994 Results

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1994 New Mexico governor election

Gary Johnson (Republican) beat Bruce King (Democrat) in New Mexico in 1994, 49.8% to 39.9%, a margin of 9.9 points and 46,259 votes.

New Mexico changed party: in 1990 it went Democratic, for Bruce King.

Republicans led in 19 of the 33 counties and Democrats in 14. The largest, Bernalillo, cast 154,724 votes and went to the Republican by 15.9 points. The closest was De Baca, where 16 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
Gary Johnson won Republican 232,945 49.8%
Bruce King Democratic 186,686 39.9%
Roberto Mondragón Green 47,990 10.3%
Total467,621

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Bernalillo 57,131 36.9% 81,732 52.8% 15,861 154,724 R+15.9
Santa Fe 18,006 49.5% 10,701 29.4% 7,638 36,345 D+20.1
Dona Ana 12,142 37.2% 17,560 53.8% 2,945 32,647 R+16.6
San Juan 8,491 32.0% 16,343 61.5% 1,729 26,563 R+29.6
Sandoval 7,670 36.9% 11,228 53.9% 1,915 20,813 R+17.1
Chaves 5,449 34.3% 9,606 60.5% 835 15,890 R+26.2
Valencia 6,330 40.7% 7,242 46.6% 1,967 15,539 R+5.9
Eddy 6,129 39.8% 8,549 55.5% 737 15,415 R+15.7
McKinley 7,748 58.3% 4,750 35.8% 781 13,279 D+22.6
Otero 4,579 34.6% 7,921 59.9% 725 13,225 R+25.3
Lea 3,934 30.4% 8,616 66.7% 372 12,922 R+36.2
Curry 3,377 32.4% 6,721 64.4% 340 10,438 R+32.0
Rio Arriba 5,770 58.0% 2,381 23.9% 1,792 9,943 D+34.1
Grant 4,484 48.0% 4,059 43.5% 789 9,332 D+4.6
Los Alamos 3,043 33.7% 5,379 59.6% 602 9,024 R+25.9
San Miguel 4,935 59.1% 1,789 21.4% 1,620 8,344 D+37.7
Taos 3,668 45.6% 2,221 27.6% 2,147 8,036 D+18.0
Socorro 2,737 47.1% 2,441 42.0% 632 5,810 D+5.1
Cibola 2,731 47.4% 2,387 41.4% 649 5,767 D+6.0
Luna 2,087 38.4% 2,956 54.4% 391 5,434 R+16.0
Lincoln 2,080 39.5% 2,850 54.1% 337 5,267 R+14.6
Roosevelt 1,745 35.9% 2,925 60.1% 195 4,865 R+24.3
Colfax 2,242 47.2% 1,982 41.7% 530 4,754 D+5.5
Torrance 1,964 47.9% 1,786 43.6% 350 4,100 D+4.3
Sierra 1,273 32.7% 2,390 61.3% 235 3,898 R+28.7
Quay 1,574 41.8% 1,886 50.1% 303 3,763 R+8.3
Mora 1,377 56.0% 581 23.6% 501 2,459 D+32.4
Guadalupe 1,253 55.9% 366 16.3% 621 2,240 D+39.6
Hidalgo 846 44.2% 940 49.1% 129 1,915 R+4.9
Union 678 40.9% 903 54.5% 77 1,658 R+13.6
Catron 408 27.4% 992 66.7% 87 1,487 R+39.3
De Baca 498 46.0% 482 44.5% 102 1,082 D+1.5
Harding 307 47.7% 280 43.5% 56 643 D+4.2

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