1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1990 election for New Mexico Governor
Governor · New Mexico
Bruce King (D) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Frank Bond (R) by 9.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Bruce KingDemocrat · winner
54.7%224,564
Frank BondRepublican
45.3%185,692
410,256 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET