1998 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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| | | Nominee | Gary Johnson | Martin Chávez | | Party | Republican | Democratic | Running mate | Walter Bradley | Diane Denish | Popular vote | 271,948 | 226,755 | Percentage | 54.5% | 45.5% | |
County results Johnson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Chávez: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% |
Governor before election Gary Johnson Republican | Elected Governor Gary Johnson Republican | |
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The 1998 New Mexico gubernatorial election was a contest to elect the next governor of New Mexico. The winner of the election would serve a term from January 1, 1999 until January 1, 2003. Incumbent Republican (now Libertarian) Governor Gary Johnson was re-elected to a second term. As of 2023, this is the last time a non-Hispanic was elected governor of New Mexico.
In his campaign, Johnson promised to continue the policies of his first term: improving schools; cutting state spending, taxes, and bureaucracy; and frequent use of his veto and line-item veto power.[1] Fielding a strong Hispanic candidate in a 40% Hispanic state, the Democrats were expected to oust Johnson,[2] but Johnson won by a margin of 55% to 45%.[3] This made him the first governor of New Mexico to serve two successive four-year terms after term limits were expanded to two terms in 1991.[4] Johnson made the promotion of a school voucher system a "hallmark issue" of his second term.[5] This election is the first time since 1968 that an incumbent Republican Governor of New Mexico was re-elected or won re-election.
Democratic Party
Candidates
Primary results
June 2, 1998 Democratic primary results[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Martin J. Chávez | 82,147 | 48.1 |
| Democratic | Gary K. King | 51,847 | 30.4 |
| Democratic | Jerry Apodaca | 16,303 | 9.6 |
| Democratic | Robert E. Vigil | 10,483 | 6.1 |
| Democratic | Reese P. Fullerton | 5,800 | 3.4 |
| Democratic | Ben Chavez | 4,127 | 2.4 |
| Democratic | Frances Salas (write-in) | 29 | nil |
Total votes | 170,736 | 100 |
Republican Party
Candidates
Primary results
June 2, 1998 Republican primary results[6] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Gary Johnson (incumbent) | 64,669 | 100 |
Total votes | 64,669 | 100 |
Campaign
In his campaign, Johnson promised to continue the policies of his first term: improving schools; cutting state spending, taxes, and bureaucracy; and frequent use of his veto and line-item veto power.[1] Fielding a strong Hispanic candidate in a 40% Hispanic state, the Democrats were expected to oust Johnson,[2] but Johnson won by a margin of 55% to 45%.[3] This made him the first governor of New Mexico to serve two successive four-year terms after term limits were expanded to two terms in 1991.[4] Johnson made the promotion of a school voucher system a "hallmark issue" of his second term.[5]
Election results
New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1998[7] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Gary Johnson (incumbent) | 271,948 | 54.5% | +4.7% |
| Democratic | Martin Chávez | 226,755 | 45.5% | +5.6% |
Majority | 45,193 | 9.06% | -0.8% |
Turnout | 498,703 | | |
| Republican hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ a b Ayres, B. Drummond Jr. (October 23, 1998). "Democrats Renew Push in New Mexico". The New York Times. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ a b "America's boldest governor". The Economist. April 15, 1999. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
- ^ a b "CNN election results 1998". Retrieved July 2, 2012.
- ^ a b Lynch, Michael W. (January 2001). "America's Most Dangerous Politician – Republican Governor of New Mexico Gary E. Johnson". Reason. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
- ^ a b Janofsky, Michael (January 31, 2000). "Parents Lead Way as States Debate School Vouchers". The New York Times. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "STATE OF NEW MEXICO Official 1998 General Election Results for GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO". April 12, 1998. Archived from the original on June 22, 2006.
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