1974 New Mexico gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1974 New Mexico gubernatorial election presidential New Mexico 1970 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1970 1978 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1978 no November 5, 1974 File:Jerry Apodaca.jpg 150x150px Jerry Apodaca Democratic Party (United States) 164,172 49.94% File:JoeSkeen.jpg Joe Skeen Republican Party (United States) 160,430 48.80% 1974 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsApodaca: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Skeen: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Bruce King Democratic Party (United States) Jerry Apodaca Democratic Party (United States) The 1974 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974, to elect the governor of New Mexico. Due to term limits, incumbent Democrat Bruce King was ineligible to seek a second term as governor. Democrat Jerry Apodaca narrowly defeated Republican Joe Skeen. This election saw Hidalgo County vote for a Republican gubernatorial candidate for the first time. Primary election Democratic primary The Democratic primary was won by State Senator Jerry Apodaca. Results Democratic primary resultsRichard M. Scammon America Votes 11, A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics 224 https://archive.org/details/americavotes11elec/page/224/mode/2up?view=theater July 29, 2024 Democratic Party (United States) Jerry Apodaca 45,477 30.58% Democratic Party (United States) Tibo J. Chavez 35,090 23.61% Democratic Party (United States) Odis Echols 25,760 17.33% Democratic Party (United States) Bobby M. Mayfield 22,806 15.35% Democratic Party (United States) Drew Cloud 12,707 8.55% Democratic Party (United States) Boston Witt 6,798 4.57% 148,636 100.00% Republican primary The Republican primary was won by former State Senator Joe Skeen. Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Joe Skeen 28,227 55.43% Republican Party (United States) John P. Eastham 15,003 29.46% Republican Party (United States) James L. Hughes 4,758 9.34% Republican Party (United States) Walter E. Bruce 2,913 5.72% Republican Party (United States) Scattering 26 0.05% 50,927 100.00% General election Results 1974 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 5, 1974 - State of New Mexico Democratic Party (United States) Jerry Apodaca 164,172 49.94% -1.32% Republican Party (United States) Joe Skeen 160,430 48.80% +2.43% American Independent Party Gene Gonzales 4,140 1.24% Scattering 78 0.02% 3,742 1.14% 328,742 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) -3.75% Results by county County Jerry ApodacaDemocratic Joe SkeenRepublican Gene GonzalesAIP Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Bernalillo49,28745.65%56,79952.61%1,8201.69%-7,512-6.96%107,960Includes 54 write-in votesCatron43340.73%61758.04%131.22%-184-17.31%1,063Chaves5,06834.04%9,74465.44%750.50%-4,676-31.40%14,890Includes 3 write-in votesColfax1,90946.87%2,12852.25%340.83%-219-5.38%4,073"two" Includes 2 write-in votesCurry2,82835.83%5,01463.53%500.63%-2,186-27.70%7,892De Baca42841.88%58857.53%60.59%-160-15.66%1,022Doña Ana11,51155.49%9,00743.42%2251.08%2,50412.07%20,745"two"Eddy7,16252.08%6,51747.39%740.54%6454.69%13,753Grant4,11754.25%3,39544.74%771.01%7229.51%7,589Guadalupe1,55071.40%60627.91%150.69%94443.48%2,171Harding25441.23%36058.44%20.32%-106-17.21%616Hidalgo62947.19%68851.61%161.20%-59-4.43%1,333Lea4,38939.48%6,66659.96%620.56%-2,277-20.48%11,117Lincoln1,16835.95%2,04963.07%310.95%-881-27.12%3,249"one" Includes 1 write-in voteLos Alamos2,64039.41%3,93258.70%1261.88%-1,292-19.29%6,699"one"Luna2,00543.25%2,57855.61%531.14%-573-12.36%4,636McKinley5,01960.87%3,02136.64%2062.50%1,99824.23%8,246Mora1,51662.52%90237.20%70.29%61425.32%2,425Otero4,16747.60%4,47851.15%1091.25%-311-3.55%8,754Quay1,60942.20%2,17457.02%300.79%-565-14.82%3,813Rio Arriba7,21078.10%1,97421.38%480.52%5,23656.72%9,232Roosevelt1,91236.44%3,29662.82%390.74%-1,384-26.38%5,247San Juan5,85540.42%8,38257.86%2491.72%-2,527-17.44%14,487"one"San Miguel5,49569.33%2,35429.70%770.97%3,14139.63%7,926Sandoval4,06961.07%2,47637.16%1161.74%1,59323.91%6,663"two"Santa Fe14,15464.15%7,70634.92%1930.87%6,44829.22%22,065Includes 12 write-in votesSierra92437.33%1,51461.17%371.49%-590-23.84%2,475Socorro2,42058.41%1,68940.77%340.82%73117.64%4,143Taos4,61873.30%1,63525.95%470.75%2,98347.35%6,300Torrance1,15244.39%1,41554.53%281.08%-263-10.13%2,595Union78338.74%1,20659.67%321.58%-423-20.93%2,021Valencia7,89158.27%5,52040.76%1310.97%2,37117.51%13,542Total164,17249.94%160,43048.80%4,0621.24%3,7421.14%328,742 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Socorro Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Catron Colfax Curry De Baca Hidalgo Lea Luna Otero Quay Roosevelt Sierra Torrance Union Notes References 1974 gubernatorial New Mexico Category:November 1974 elections in the United States