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1998 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election

New Mexico · 2 candidates · See every 1998 Governor race

Who won the 1998 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election?

Gary Johnson won the 1998 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election. Gary Johnson received 271,948 popular votes (54.53%). The main challenger was Martin Chávez (45.47%).

See the full head-to-head between Johnson and Chávez

Johnson +9.1 pts · won by 45,193 votes
Gary JohnsonRepublicanWINNER54.53%
271,948 votes
Martin ChávezDemocratic45.47%
226,755 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.