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2018 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2018 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election?

Michelle Lujan Grisham won the 2018 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election. Michelle Lujan Grisham received 398,368 popular votes (57.2%). The main challenger was Steve Pearce (42.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Grisham and Pearce

Grisham +14.4 pts · won by 100,277 votes
Michelle Lujan GrishamDemocraticWINNER57.2%
398,368 votes
Steve PearceRepublican42.8%
298,091 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.