1962 New Mexico gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1962 New Mexico gubernatorial election presidential New Mexico 1960 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1960 1964 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1964 no November 6, 1962 File:Jack M. Campbell.jpg 150x150px Jack M. Campbell Democratic Party (United States) 130,933 52.98% File:Edwin Mechem.jpg Edwin L. Mechem Republican Party (United States) 116,174 47.01% 1962 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsCampbell: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Mechem: #e27f7f 50–60% Governor Edwin L. Mechem Republican Party (United States) Jack M. Campbell Democratic Party (United States) The 1962 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1962, to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Edwin L. Mechem ran for reelection for a sixth term against Democrat Jack Campbell. Campbell defeated Mechem by a decisive six point margin. Primary election Democratic primary The Democratic primary was won by state representative Jack M. Campbell. Results Democratic primary resultsRichard M. Scammon America Votes 5, A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics 270 University of Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania https://archive.org/details/americavotes5han00scam/page/270/mode/2up?view=theater July 28, 2024 Democratic Party (United States) Jack M. Campbell 47,873 38.73% Democratic Party (United States) Ed V. Mead 44,385 35.90% Democratic Party (United States) Leo T. Murphy 28,755 23.26% Democratic Party (United States) Clarence W. Via 2,611 2.11% 123,624 100.00% Republican primary Incumbent governor Edwin L. Mechem was unopposed in the Republican primary. General election Results 1962 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held November 6, 1962 - State of New MexicoNew Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 Santa Fe, New Mexico Democratic Party (United States) Jack M. Campbell 130,933 52.98% +3.31% Republican Party (United States) Edwin L. Mechem (incumbent) 116,174 47.01% -3.31% Scattering 18 0.01% 14,749 5.97% 247,135 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +6.62% Results by county County Jack M. CampbellDemocratic Edwin L. MechemRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo34,38350.86%33,21049.12%1,1731.74%67,605Includes 12 write-in votesCatron44440.36%65669.64%-212-19.27%1,100Chaves5,13440.99%7,39159.01%-2,257-18.02%12,526Includes 1 write-in voteColfax2,75458.60%1,94641.40%80817.19%4,700Curry3,41147.49%3,77152.51%-360-5.01%7,182De Baca55749.91%55950.09%-2-0.18%1,116Doña Ana6,34350.19%6,29649.81%470.37%12,639Eddy8,55761.76%5,29538.22%3,26223.54%13,855Includes 3 write-in votesGrant3,28858.29%2,35341.71%93516.58%5,641Guadalupe1,44856.70%1,10643.30%34213.39%2,554Harding39643.66%51156.34%-115-12.68%907Hidalgo77157.20%57742.80%19414.39%1,348Lea6,16756.50%4,74843.50%1,41913.00%10,915Lincoln1,34944.92%1,65455.08%-305-10.16%3,003Los Alamos2,35655.34%1,90144.66%45510.69%4,257Luna1,53753.95%1,31246.05%2257.90%2,849McKinley3,69456.79%2,81143.21%88313.57%6,505Mora1,16645.30%1,40854.70%-242-9.40%2,574Otero3,36050.47%3,29649.50%640.96%6,658Includes 2 write-in votesQuay1,97252.38%1,79347.62%1794.75%3,765Rio Arriba5,33462.91%3,14537.09%2,18925.82%8,479Roosevelt1,92145.88%2,26654.12%-345-8.24%4,187San Juan5,19353.23%4,56246.77%6316.47%9,755San Miguel4,54156.87%3,44443.13%1,09713.74%7,985Sandoval2,31765.03%1,24634.97%1,07130.06%3,563Santa Fe8,81255.16%7,16244.84%1,65010.33%15,974Sierra1,33750.74%1,29849.26%391.48%2,635Socorro1,88854.28%1,59045.72%2988.57%3,478Taos2,94253.80%2,52646.20%4167.61%5,468Torrance1,26150.66%1,22849.34%331.33%2,489Union1,20750.71%1,17349.29%341.43%2,380Valencia5,09356.32%3,95043.68%1,14312.64%9,043Total130,93352.98%116,81447.01%14,7495.97%247,135 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Bernalillo Doña Ana Los Alamos Quay San Juan Santa Fe Union Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Roosevelt Notes References 1962 gubernatorial New Mexico Category:November 1962 in the United States