1982Final results
1982 election for New Mexico Governor
Governor · New Mexico
Toney Anaya (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating John B. Irick (R) by 5.9 points.
Toney AnayaDemocrat · winner
53.0%215,840
John B. IrickRepublican
47.0%191,626
407,466 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET