1966 New Mexico gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1966 New Mexico gubernatorial election presidential New Mexico 1964 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1964 1968 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1968 no November 8, 1966 File:David Cargo (NM).png 150x150px David Cargo Republican Party (United States) 134,625 51.73% 3x4.svg Gene Lusk Democratic Party (United States) 125,587 48.26% 1966 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsCargo: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Lusk: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor Jack M. Campbell Democratic Party (United States) David Cargo Republican Party (United States) The 1966 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1966, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Due to term limits, incumbent Democrat Jack M. Campbell could not run for reelection to a third term. Republican David Cargo defeated Democrat Gene Lusk in a close race. Primary election Democratic primary The Democratic primary was won by former state senator Gene Lusk. Results New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1966http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=764515 NM Governor D Primary 1966 Our Campaigns December 20, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Gene Lusk 85,211 59.86% Democratic Party (United States) John Burroughs 57,143 40.14% 142,354 100.00% Republican primary The Republican primary was won by state representative David Cargo. Cargo narrowly defeated fellow state representative Clifford Hawley. Hawley would again run for the Republican nomination for governor in 1968.Wolf T. Phillip 1967 The 1966 Election in New Mexico https://www.jstor.org/stable/446087 The Western Political Quarterly 20 2 586–592 10.2307/446087 0043-4078 subscription Results New Mexico Republican gubernatorial primary, 1966http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=764516 NM Governor R Primary 1966 Our Campaigns December 20, 2016 Republican Party (United States) David Cargo 17,836 51.81% Republican Party (United States) Clifford J. Hawley 16,588 48.19% 34,424 100.00% General election Results 1966 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 8, 1966 - State of New MexicoNew Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 Santa Fe, New Mexico Republican Party (United States) David Cargo 134,625 51.73% +11.95% Democratic Party (United States) Gene Lusk 125,587 48.26% -11.95% Scattering 20 0.01% 9,038 3.47% 260,232 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +23.90% Results by county County David CargoRepublican Gene LuskDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo50,27463.08%29,43136.92%20,84326.15%79,705Catron55553.57%48146.43%747.14%1,036Chaves6,38053.31%5,58246.64%7986.67%11,967Includes 5 write-in votesColfax1,71940.47%2,52959.53%-810-19.07%4,248Curry3,62447.19%4,05552.81%-431-5.61%7,679De Baca35438.60%56361.40%-209-22.79%917Doña Ana6,56848.52%6,96951.48%-401-2.96%13,537Eddy5,29739.27%8,19160.72%-2,894-21.45%13,489"one" Includes 1 write-in voteGrant1,96932.49%4,09167.51%-2,122-35.02%6,060Guadalupe1,02546.17%1,19553.83%-170-7.66%2,220Harding39152.20%35847.80%334.41%749Hidalgo34629.32%83470.68%-488-41.36%1,180Lea4,22639.20%6,55360.79%-2,327-21.59%10,780"one"Lincoln1,42356.63%1,09043.37%33313.25%2,513Los Alamos2,64654.75%2,18545.21%4619.54%4,833"two" Includes 2 write-in votesLuna1,16138.78%1,83361.22%-672-22.44%2,994McKinley3,06947.63%3,37552.37%-306-4.75%6,444Mora1,19551.09%1,14448.91%512.18%2,339Otero3,15943.63%4,08256.37%-923-12.75%7,241Quay1,55643.83%1,99456.17%-438-12.34%3,550Rio Arriba3,20939.85%4,84360.15%-1,634-20.29%8,052Roosevelt1,83848.66%1,93951.34%-101-2.67%3,777San Juan5,73453.83%4,91846.17%8167.66%10,652San Miguel4,13453.29%3,62346.71%5116.59%7,757Sandoval1,50539.99%2,25759.98%-752-19.98%3,763"one"Santa Fe7,94548.69%8,36951.29%-424-2.60%16,318Includes 4 write-in votesSierra1,34954.93%1,10645.03%2439.89%2,456"one"Socorro1,96351.50%1,84948.50%1142.99%3,812Taos2,67046.98%3,01052.96%-340-5.98%5,683Includes 3 write-in votesTorrance1,22751.99%1,13147.92%964.07%2,360"two"Union89344.54%1,11255.46%-219-10.92%2,005Valencia5,22151.61%4,89548.39%3263.22%10,116Total134,62551.73%125,58748.26%9,0383.47%260,232 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Bernalillo Catron Chaves Los Alamos Mora San Juan San Miguel Sierra Socorro Torrance Valencia Notes References 30em 1966 gubernatorial New Mexico Category:November 1966 in the United States