1982 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1982 New Mexico gubernatorial election
| type = presidential
| country = New Mexico
| previous_election = 1978 New Mexico gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1978
| next_election = 1986 New Mexico gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1986
| ongoing = no
| election_date = November 2, 1982
| registered =
| turnout =
| image1 = File:Toney Anaya (NM) (cropped).png
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = Toney Anaya
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 215,840
| percentage1 = 52.97%
| image2 = 3x4.svg
| nominee2 = John B. Irick
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 191,626
| percentage2 = 47.03%
| map_image = 1982 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 230px
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = County results
Anaya: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}
Irick: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}
| title = Governor
| before_election = Bruce King
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Toney Anaya
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsNM}}
The 1982 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982 to elect the governor of New Mexico. Due to term limits, incumbent Democrat Bruce King was ineligible to seek a second consecutive (and third overall) term as governor. Democrat Toney Anaya defeated Republican state senator John B. Irick by about five points. Anaya was the first Democrat to carry Harding County in a gubernatorial election since Thomas J. Mabry in 1946.
As of 2024, this is the last election in which a governor of New Mexico was succeeded by a member of the same party.
Primary election
=Democratic primary=
The Democratic primary was won by former attorney general Toney Anaya.
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change | title = New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1982{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=755147|title=NM Governor D Primary 1982|publisher=Our Campaigns|access-date=December 15, 2016}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Toney Anaya
|votes = 101,077
|percentage = 56.95%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Aubrey Dunn, Sr.
|votes = 60,866
|percentage = 34.29%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Fabian Chavez Jr.
|votes = 11,874
|percentage = 6.69%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Les Houston
|votes = 3,673
|percentage = 2.07%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 177,490
|percentage = 100.00%
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Republican primary=
The Republican primary was won by state senator John B. Irick.
==Results==
{{Election box begin no change | title = New Mexico Republican gubernatorial primary, 1982{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=755148|title=NM Governor R Primary 1982|publisher=Our Campaigns|access-date=December 15, 2016}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John B. Irick
|votes = 35,789
|percentage = 54.56%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = William A. Sego
|votes = 27,220
|percentage = 41.50%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = James A. Caudell
|votes = 2,590
|percentage = 3.95%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 65,599
|percentage = 100.00%
|change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
=Results=
{{Election box begin | title = 1982 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 2, 1982 - State of New Mexico
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link |
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Toney Anaya
|votes = 215,840
|percentage = 52.97%
|change = +2.42%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link |
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John B. Irick
|votes = 191,626
|percentage = 47.03%
|change = -2.42%
}}
{{Election box majority|
| votes = 24,214
| percentage = 5.94%
| change =
}}
{{Election box total |
|votes = 407,466
|percentage = 100.00%
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
|swing = +4.85%
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Results by county=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| County
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Toney Anaya ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| John B. Irick ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| Total votes cast |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| # ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| % |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bernalillo | {{party shading/Democratic}}|72,539 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|52.61% | {{party shading/Republican}}|65,336 | {{party shading/Republican}}|47.39% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|7,203 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|5.22% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|137,875 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Catron | {{party shading/Democratic}}|579 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|45.81% | {{party shading/Republican}}|685 | {{party shading/Republican}}|54.19% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 106
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 8.39%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,264 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Chaves | {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,074 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|36.35% | {{party shading/Republican}}|10,636 | {{party shading/Republican}}|63.65% | {{party shading/Republican}}|4,562 | {{party shading/Republican}}|27.30% | {{party shading/Republican}}|16,710 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Cibola | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,665 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|58.34% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,617 | {{party shading/Republican}}|41.66% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,048 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|16.68% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,282 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Colfax | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,655 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|58.01% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,922 | {{party shading/Republican}}|41.99% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|733 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|16.01% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,577 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Curry | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,408 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|34.75% | {{party shading/Republican}}|6,399 | {{party shading/Republican}}|65.25% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 2,991
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 30.50%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|9,807 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|De Baca | {{party shading/Democratic}}|472 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|45.34% | {{party shading/Republican}}|569 | {{party shading/Republican}}|54.66% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 97
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 9.32%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,041 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Doña Ana | {{party shading/Democratic}}|12,051 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|47.47% | {{party shading/Republican}}|13,337 | {{party shading/Republican}}|52.53% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 1,286
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 5.07%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|25,388 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Eddy | {{party shading/Democratic}}|7,798 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|48.69% | {{party shading/Republican}}|8,218 | {{party shading/Republican}}|51.31% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 420
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 2.62%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|16,016 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Grant | {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,612 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|59.57% | {{party shading/Republican}}|3,809 | {{party shading/Republican}}|40.43% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,803 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|19.14% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|9,421 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Guadalupe | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,647 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|76.21% | {{party shading/Republican}}|514 | {{party shading/Republican}}|23.79% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,133 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|52.43% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,161 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Harding | {{party shading/Democratic}}|328 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|53.33% | {{party shading/Republican}}|287 | {{party shading/Republican}}|46.67% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|41 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|6.67% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|615 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Hidalgo | {{party shading/Democratic}}|959 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|53.52% | {{party shading/Republican}}|833 | {{party shading/Republican}}|46.48% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|126 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|7.03% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,792 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Lea | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,548 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|36.16% | {{party shading/Republican}}|8,031 | {{party shading/Republican}}|63.84% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 3,483
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 27.69%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|12,579 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Lincoln | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,368 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|34.41% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,608 | {{party shading/Republican}}|65.59% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 1,240
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 31.19%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,976 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Los Alamos | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,542 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|43.11% | {{party shading/Republican}}|4,674 | {{party shading/Republican}}|56.89% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 1,132
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 13.78%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|8,216 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Luna | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,558 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|44.74% | {{party shading/Republican}}|3,159 | {{party shading/Republican}}|55.26% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 601
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 10.51%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,717 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|McKinley | {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,911 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|63.15% | {{party shading/Republican}}|4,033 | {{party shading/Republican}}|36.85% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,878 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|26.30% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|10,944 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Mora | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,580 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|69.85% | {{party shading/Republican}}|682 | {{party shading/Republican}}|30.15% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|898 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|39.70% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,262 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Otero | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,186 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|39.18% | {{party shading/Republican}}|6,497 | {{party shading/Republican}}|60.82% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 2,311
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 21.63%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|10,683 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Quay | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,572 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|43.97% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,003 | {{party shading/Republican}}|56.03% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 431
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 12.06%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,575 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Rio Arriba | {{party shading/Democratic}}|8,145 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|79.97% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,040 | {{party shading/Republican}}|20.03% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,105 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|59.94% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|10,185 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Roosevelt | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,596 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|32.34% | {{party shading/Republican}}|3,339 | {{party shading/Republican}}|67.66% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 1,743
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 35.32%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,935 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|San Juan | {{party shading/Democratic}}|9,225 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|45.41% | {{party shading/Republican}}|11,092 | {{party shading/Republican}}|54.59% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 1,867
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 9.19%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|20,317 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Miguel | {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,439 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|77.40% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,588 | {{party shading/Republican}}|22.60% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,851 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|54.80% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|7,027 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sandoval | {{party shading/Democratic}}|7,139 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|59.57% | {{party shading/Republican}}|4,846 | {{party shading/Republican}}|40.43% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,293 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|19.13% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|11,985 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Santa Fe | {{party shading/Democratic}}|19,737 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|68.80% | {{party shading/Republican}}|8,952 | {{party shading/Republican}}|31.20% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|10,785 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|37.59% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|28,689 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Sierra | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,550 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|44.64% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,922 | {{party shading/Republican}}|55.36% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 372
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 10.71%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,472 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Socorro | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,969 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|58.36% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,118 | {{party shading/Republican}}|41.64% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|851 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|16.73% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,087 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Taos | {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,121 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|77.26% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,802 | {{party shading/Republican}}|22.74% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,319 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|54.51% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|7,923 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Torrance | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,881 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|56.78% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,432 | {{party shading/Republican}}|43.22% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|449 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|13.55% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,313 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Union | {{party shading/Democratic}}|766 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|39.63% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,167 | {{party shading/Republican}}|60.37% | {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 401
| {{party shading/Republican}} |
| 20.74%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,933 |
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Valencia | {{party shading/Democratic}}|7,220 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|61.71% | {{party shading/Republican}}|4,479 | {{party shading/Republican}}|38.29% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,741 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|23.43% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|11,699 |
| style="text-align:center;"
!Total!!215,840!!52.97%!!191,626!!47.03%!!24,214!!5.94%!!407,466 |
== Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic ==
== Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican ==
References
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{{New Mexico gubernatorial elections}}
{{United States elections, 1982}}
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