Elections / 1986 · Governor · NM
New Mexico — 1986 governor election
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Akashic1986 · GovernorNew Mexico · GovernorGarrey CarruthersR+6.1
Candidates
New Mexico 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
- Garrey Carruthers✓Republican209,45553.0%
- Ray PowellDemocratic185,37847.0%
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 1984R+20.5Governor 1986R+6.1vs. baselineD+14.4
New Mexico's 1986 governor race ran 14.4 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1986NM
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.