Elections / 1978 · Governor · NM
New Mexico — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorNew Mexico · GovernorBruce KingD+1.1
Candidates
New Mexico 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Bruce King✓Democratic174,63150.5%
- Joe SkeenRepublican170,84849.5%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+2.5Governor 1978D+1.1vs. baselineD+3.6
New Mexico's 1978 governor race ran 3.6 points more Democratic than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978NM
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.