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County results Anaya: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Irick: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in New Mexico |
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The 1982 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982. Its purpose was to elect the governor of New Mexico. Due to term limits, incumbent Democrat Bruce King was ineligible to seek a second term as governor. As of 2019, this is the last election in which a governor was succeeded by a member of the same party.
The Democratic primary was won by former attorney general Toney Anaya.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Toney Anaya | 101,077 | 56.95 | |
Democratic | Aubrey Dunn, Sr. | 60,866 | 34.29 | |
Democratic | Fabian Chavez Jr. | 11,874 | 6.69 | |
Democratic | Les Houston | 3,673 | 2.07 | |
Total votes | 177,490 | 100.00 |
The Republican primary was won by John B. Irick
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John B. Irick | 35,789 | 54.56 | |
Republican | William A. Sego | 27,220 | 41.50 | |
Republican | James A. Caudell | 2,590 | 3.95 | |
Total votes | 65,599 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Toney Anaya | 215,840 | 52.97 | |
Republican | John B. Irick | 191,626 | 47.03 | |
Total votes | 407,466 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |