Elections / 1998 · Governor · NM
New Mexico — 1998 governor election
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Akashic1998 · GovernorNew Mexico · GovernorGary JohnsonR+9.1
Candidates
New Mexico 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Gary Johnson✓Republican271,94854.5%
- Martin ChávezDemocratic226,75545.5%
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 1996D+7.3Governor 1998R+9.1vs. baselineR+16.4
New Mexico's 1998 governor race ran 16.4 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998NM
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.