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1986 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election

New Mexico · 2 candidates · See every 1986 Governor race

Who won the 1986 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election?

Garrey Carruthers won the 1986 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election. Garrey Carruthers received 209,455 popular votes (53.05%). The main challenger was Ray Powell (46.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Carruthers and Powell

Carruthers +6.1 pts · won by 24,077 votes
Garrey CarruthersRepublicanWINNER53.05%
209,455 votes
Ray PowellDemocratic46.95%
185,378 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.