[a] 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.