| Election Name: | 1990 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Previous Election: | 1986 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1986 |
| Next Election: | 1994 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1990 |
| Image1: | File:Governor Bruce King.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bruce King |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 224,564 |
| Percentage1: | 54.61% |
| Nominee2: | Frank Bond |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 185,692 |
| Percentage2: | 45.15% |
| Map Size: | 230px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Garrey Carruthers |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Bruce King |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1990 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1990, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Due to term limits, incumbent Republican Garrey Carruthers was ineligible to seek a second term as governor. Democrat Bruce King won his third and final term overall as governor, defeating Republican Frank Bond. King won the largest share of the vote out of his four gubernatorial campaigns. This is the most recent election in which Catron County has voted for a Democratic gubernatorial candidate.
Former Governor Bruce King won the Democratic primary, defeating former Attorney General Paul Bardacke and 2 other candidates.
The Republican primary was won by Frank Bond, who defeated Les Houston, James A. Caudell, and former mayor of Albuquerque Harry E. Kinney.
| County | Bruce King Democratic | Frank M. Bond Republican | Joseph E. Knight Libertarian | Thomas S. Macaione Independent Democrat | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bernalillo | 67,965 | 51.11% | 64,601 | 48.58% | 375 | 0.28% | 34 | 0.03% | 3,364 | 2.53% | 132,975 | ||||||||||||
| Catron | 719 | 52.95% | 630 | 46.39% | 9 | 0.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 89 | 6.55% | 1,358 | ||||||||||||
| Chaves | 5,997 | 39.52% | 9,156 | 60.34% | 22 | 0.14% | 0 | 0.00% | -3,159 | -20.82% | 15,175 | ||||||||||||
| Cibola | 3,658 | 67.23% | 1,779 | 32.70% | 3 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,879 | 34.53% | 5,441 | ||||||||||||
| Colfax | 2,571 | 61.67% | 1,598 | 38.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 973 | 23.34% | 4,169 | ||||||||||||
| Curry | 4,637 | 51.27% | 4,399 | 48.63% | 7 | 0.08% | 2 | 0.02% | 238 | 2.63% | 9,045 | ||||||||||||
| De Baca | 579 | 50.30% | 570 | 49.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.17% | 9 | 0.78% | 1,151 | ||||||||||||
| Doña Ana | 15,443 | 50.05% | 15,365 | 49.80% | 41 | 0.13% | 6 | 0.02% | 78 | 0.25% | 30,855 | ||||||||||||
| Eddy | 7,368 | 52.75% | 6,583 | 47.13% | 15 | 0.11% | 2 | 0.01% | 785 | 5.62% | 13,968 | ||||||||||||
| Grant | 5,011 | 61.61% | 3,107 | 38.20% | 15 | 0.18% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,904 | 23.41% | 8,134 | ||||||||||||
| Guadalupe | 1,576 | 71.64% | 624 | 28.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 952 | 43.27% | 2,200 | ||||||||||||
| Harding | 350 | 56.54% | 269 | 43.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 81 | 13.09% | 619 | ||||||||||||
| Hidalgo | 1,085 | 56.81% | 825 | 43.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 260 | 13.61% | 1,910 | ||||||||||||
| Lea | 5,392 | 41.57% | 7,568 | 58.35% | 10 | 0.08% | 1 | 0.01% | -2,176 | -16.78% | 12,971 | ||||||||||||
| Lincoln | 1,908 | 41.69% | 2,656 | 58.03% | 13 | 0.28% | 0 | 0.00% | -748 | -16.34% | 4,577 | ||||||||||||
| Los Alamos | 3,146 | 38.62% | 4,959 | 60.88% | 41 | 0.50% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,813 | -22.26% | 8,146 | ||||||||||||
| Luna | 2,625 | 50.76% | 2,526 | 48.85% | 17 | 0.33% | 3 | 0.06% | 99 | 1.91% | 5,171 | ||||||||||||
| McKinley | 8,081 | 67.24% | 3,937 | 32.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,144 | 34.48% | 12,018 | ||||||||||||
| Mora | 1,656 | 66.83% | 822 | 33.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 834 | 33.66% | 2,478 | ||||||||||||
| Otero | 5,833 | 47.37% | 6,450 | 52.38% | 32 | 0.26% | 0 | 0.00% | -617 | -5.01% | 12,315 | ||||||||||||
| Quay | 2,010 | 57.94% | 1,458 | 42.03% | 1 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 552 | 15.91% | 3,469 | ||||||||||||
| Rio Arriba | 7,626 | 74.58% | 2,599 | 25.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,027 | 49.16% | 10,225 | ||||||||||||
| Roosevelt | 2,318 | 50.21% | 2,296 | 49.73% | 3 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 22 | 0.48% | 4,617 | ||||||||||||
| San Juan | 10,471 | 49.49% | 10,610 | 50.14% | 78 | 0.37% | 0 | 0.00% | -139 | -0.66% | 21,159 | ||||||||||||
| San Miguel | 5,919 | 77.05% | 1,760 | 22.91% | 2 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.01% | 4,159 | 54.14% | 7,682 | ||||||||||||
| Sandoval | 8,841 | 57.47% | 6,481 | 42.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 62 | 0.40% | 2,360 | 15.34% | 15,384 | ||||||||||||
| Santa Fe | 20,025 | 68.80% | 8,942 | 30.72% | 70 | 0.24% | 69 | 0.24% | 11,083 | 38.08% | 29,106 | ||||||||||||
| Sierra | 1,774 | 48.83% | 1,846 | 50.81% | 12 | 0.33% | 1 | 0.03% | -72 | -1.98% | 3,633 | ||||||||||||
| Socorro | 3,317 | 60.87% | 2,123 | 38.96% | 8 | 0.15% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,194 | 21.91% | 5,449 | ||||||||||||
| Taos | 4,625 | 68.60% | 2,108 | 31.27% | 6 | 0.09% | 3 | 0.04% | 2,517 | 37.33% | 6,742 | ||||||||||||
| Torrance | 2,738 | 71.64% | 1,080 | 28.26% | 2 | 0.05% | 2 | 0.05% | 1,658 | 43.38% | 3,822 | ||||||||||||
| Union | 906 | 53.04% | 800 | 46.84% | 1 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.06% | 106 | 6.21% | 1,708 | ||||||||||||
| Valencia | 8,394 | 61.88% | 5,165 | 38.08% | 5 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,229 | 23.81% | 13,564 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 224,564 | 54.61% | 185,692 | 45.15% | 788 | 0.19% | 192 | 0.05% | 38,872 | 9.45% | 411,236 | ||||||||||||