1968 New Mexico gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1968 New Mexico gubernatorial election presidential New Mexico 1966 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1966 1970 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1970 no November 5, 1968 File:David Cargo (NM).png 150x150px David Cargo Republican Party (United States) 160,140 50.20% 3x4.svg Fabian Chavez Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 157,230 49.29% 1968 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsCargo: #e27f7f 50–60%Chavez Jr.: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor David Cargo Republican Party (United States) David Cargo Republican Party (United States) The 1968 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1968, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican David Cargo ran for reelection to a second term. This election was the last in which the governor was elected to a two-year term, instead of to a four-year term. 2022, this is the last time that Mora County and San Miguel County have voted for the Republican candidate. Primary election Democratic primary The Democratic primary was won by former state senator Fabian Chavez Jr. Results Democratic primary resultsRichard M. Scammon America Votes 8, A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics 258 https://archive.org/details/americavotes8elec/page/258/mode/2up?view=theater July 29, 2024 Democratic Party (United States) Fabian Chavez Jr. 41,348 30.88% Democratic Party (United States) Bruce King 24,658 18.42% Democratic Party (United States) Calvin Horn 24,376 18.21% Democratic Party (United States) Mack Easley 21,436 16.01% Democratic Party (United States) Bobby M. Mayfield 19,528 14.59% Democratic Party (United States) Harry Stowers 2,543 1.90% 133,889 100.00% Republican primary The Republican primary was won by Governor David Cargo. He narrowly defeated Clifford Hawley, a securities broker and former state representative who had previously challenged Cargo for the nomination in the 1966 election.Wolf T. Phillip 1969 The 1968 Elections in New Mexico https://www.jstor.org/stable/446344 The Western Political Quarterly 22 3 510–516 10.2307/446344 0043-4078 subscription 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 Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) David Cargo (incumbent) 28,014 54.86% Republican Party (United States) Clifford J. Hawley 23,052 45.14% 51,066 100.00% People's Constitutional Party Jose Maestes was the nominee of the People's Constitutional Party. He replaced Reies Tijerina, who was denied ballot access due to his status as a convicted felon.David Correia Properties of Violence: Law and Land Grant Struggle in Northern New Mexico https://books.google.com/books?id=WVN8AAAAQBAJ&pg=PA151 1 March 2013 University of Georgia Press 978-0-8203-4502-4 151 General election Results 1968 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 5, 1968 - State of New MexicoNew Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 Santa Fe, New Mexico Republican Party (United States) David Cargo (incumbent) 160,140 50.20% -1.53% Democratic Party (United States) Fabian Chavez Jr. 157,230 49.29% +1.03% People's Constitutional Party Jose Maestes 1,540 0.48% Scattering 65 0.02% 2,910 0.91% 318,975 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) -2.56% Results by county County David CargoRepublican Fabian Chavez Jr.Democratic Jose MaestesPCP ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Bernalillo50,80150.41%49,57049.19%4100.41%00.00%1,2311.22%100,781Catron60757.92%43741.70%20.19%20.19%17016.22%1,048Chaves8,08959.93%5,38539.90%230.17%00.00%2,70420.03%13,497Colfax2,23846.05%2,61153.72%100.21%10.02%-373-7.67%4,860Curry5,29154.41%4,38845.12%450.46%10.01%9039.29%9,725De Baca50647.47%55251.78%60.56%20.19%-46-4.32%1,066Doña Ana9,18247.23%10,21452.54%450.23%00.00%-1,032-5.31%19,441Eddy7,58952.08%6,92147.50%590.40%20.01%6684.58%14,571Grant3,44047.24%3,82252.49%200.27%00.00%-382-5.25%7,282Guadalupe1,05246.53%1,19352.76%160.71%00.00%-141-6.24%2,261Harding43256.62%33043.25%10.13%00.00%10213.37%763Hidalgo67345.91%78953.82%30.20%10.07%-116-7.91%1,466Lea7,38350.66%7,11448.81%690.47%80.05%2691.85%14,574Lincoln1,64154.18%1,37945.53%80.26%10.03%2628.65%3,029Los Alamos3,38654.20%2,85645.72%50.08%00.00%5308.48%6,247Luna2,06356.14%1,59943.51%80.22%50.14%46412.63%3,675McKinley4,34247.59%4,63050.75%1501.64%20.02%-288-3.16%9,124Mora1,18952.94%1,05346.88%40.18%00.00%1366.06%2,246Otero4,74048.21%5,05351.39%330.34%60.06%-313-3.18%9,832Quay2,15854.72%1,76644.78%190.48%10.03%3929.94%3,944Rio Arriba3,81642.78%4,94855.46%1571.76%00.00%-1,132-12.69%8,921Roosevelt2,82352.71%2,52047.05%130.24%00.00%3035.66%5,356San Juan8,08659.25%5,41339.66%1401.03%90.07%2,67319.59%13,648San Miguel4,14050.08%4,06649.19%600.73%00.00%740.90%8,266Sandoval1,63034.61%3,03064.34%491.04%00.00%-1,400-29.73%4,709Santa Fe8,78845.52%10,42754.01%750.39%150.08%-1,639-8.49%19,305Sierra1,45655.36%1,15844.03%160.61%00.00%29811.33%2,630Socorro1,88244.76%2,31555.05%80.19%00.00%-433-10.30%4,205Taos2,90847.02%3,26052.72%160.26%00.00%-352-5.69%6,184Torrance1,27652.23%1,15647.32%30.12%80.33%1204.91%2,443Union1,15254.91%93944.76%60.29%10.05%21310.15%2,098Valencia5,38145.69%6,33653.80%610.52%00.00%-955-8.11%11,778Total160,14050.20%157,23049.29%1,5400.48%650.02%2,9100.91%318,975 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Curry Eddy Lea Luna Quay Roosevelt Union Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Socorro Valencia References 30em 1968 gubernatorial New Mexico Category:November 1968 in the United States