1960 New Mexico gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1960 New Mexico gubernatorial election presidential New Mexico 1958 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1958 1962 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1962 no November 8, 1960 File:Edwin Mechem.jpg 150x150px Edwin L. Mechem Republican Party (United States) 153,765 50.32% File:Governor John Burroughs (cropped).jpg John Burroughs Democratic Party (United States) 151,777 49.67% 1960 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsMechem: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Burroughs: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% Governor John Burroughs Democratic Party (United States) Edwin L. Mechem Republican Party (United States) The 1960 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1960, in order to elect the governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat John Burroughs ran for reelection to a second term against his predecessor Republican Edwin L. Mechem in a rematch of the very close 1958 election. This time, Mechem narrowly defeated Burroughs by an even smaller margin than was seen in the previous election. This is the most recent gubernatorial election in which a Republican candidate won Santa Fe County. Democratic primary The Democratic primary was won by incumbent governor John Burroughs. Results New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1960http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=757953 NM Governor D Primary 1960 Our Campaigns December 23, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) John Burroughs (incumbent) 66,541 53.75% Democratic Party (United States) Joseph A. Bursey 48,841 39.45% Democratic Party (United States) Thomas E. Holland 8,413 6.80% 123,795 100.00% Republican primary The Republican primary was won by former governor Edwin L. Mechem. Results New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1960http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=757954 NM Governor R Primary 1960 Our Campaigns December 23, 2016 Republican Party (United States) Edwin L. Mechem 29,486 75.96% Republican Party (United States) Paul W. Robinson 9,331 24.04% 38,817 100.00% General election Results 1960 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held November 8, 1960 - State of New MexicoNew Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 Santa Fe, New Mexico Republican Party (United States) Edwin L. Mechem 153,765 50.32% +0.79% Democratic Party (United States) John Burroughs (incumbent) 151,777 49.67% -0.80% Scattering 28 0.01% 1,988 0.65% 305,570 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +1.58% Results by county County Edwin L. MechemRepublican John BurroughsDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo46,88055.47%37,62844.53%9,25210.95%84,508Catron73359.26%50440.74%22918.51%1,237Chaves8,56757.05%6,44942.95%2,11814.10%15,016Colfax2,28242.46%3,09257.54%-810-15.07%5,374Curry4,74050.23%4,69649.77%440.47%9,436De Baca74556.23%58043.77%16512.45%1,325Doña Ana8,62952.85%7,69947.15%9305.70%16,328Eddy6,71440.73%9,77059.27%-3,056-18.54%16,484Grant2,88943.15%3,80756.85%-918-13.71%6,696Guadalupe1,26144.67%1,56255.33%-301-10.66%2,823Harding57356.96%43242.94%14114.02%1,006"one" Includes 1 write-in voteHidalgo71043.94%90656.06%-196-12.13%1,616Lea5,46835.99%9,72464.01%-4,256-28.01%15,192Lincoln1,98657.09%1,49342.91%49314.17%3,479Los Alamos2,92656.27%2,25743.40%66912.87%5,200Includes 17 write-in votesLuna1,36743.11%1,80456.89%-437-13.78%3,171McKinley4,46446.18%5,20353.82%-739-7.64%9,667Mora1,51453.86%1,29746.14%2177.72%2,811Otero4,62250.00%4,62250.00%00.00%9,244Quay2,49253.86%2,13046.03%3627.82%4,627Includes 5 write-in votesRio Arriba4,44544.96%5,44055.03%-995-10.06%9,886"one"Roosevelt2,71047.06%3,04852.93%-338-5.87%5,759"one"San Juan7,66960.22%5,06539.77%2,60420.45%12,735"one"San Miguel4,61048.56%4,88251.42%-272-2.86%9,494Includes 2 write-in votesSandoval1,66140.79%2,41159.21%-750-18.42%4,072Santa Fe8,98551.24%8,54948.76%4362.49%17,534Sierra1,53849.76%1,55350.24%-15-0.49%3,091Socorro1,78043.47%2,31556.53%-535-13.06%4,095Taos2,91246.56%3,34253.44%-430-6.88%6,254Torrance1,37448.18%1,47851.82%-104-3.65%2,852Union1,46953.89%1,25746.11%2127.78%2,726Valencia5,05042.68%6,78257.32%-1,732-14.64%11,832Total153,76550.32%151,77749.67%1,9880.65%305,570 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Chaves Curry Doña Ana Los Alamos Quay Union Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Colfax Guadalupe McKinley Rio Arriba Sierra Taos Valencia Notes References 1960 gubernatorial New Mexico Category:November 1960 in the United States