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Election 1966 Results

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1966 New Mexico governor election

David F. Cargo (Republican) beat T. E. Lusk (Democrat) in New Mexico in 1966, 51.7% to 48.3%, a margin of 3.5 points and 9,038 votes.

New Mexico changed party: in 1964 it went Democratic, for Jack M. Campbell.

Democrats led in 19 of the 32 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 13. The largest, Bernalillo, cast 79,705 votes and went to the Republican by 26.2 points. The closest was Harding, where 33 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
David F. Cargo won Republican 134,625 51.7%
T. E. Lusk Democratic 125,587 48.3%
Total260,212

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Bernalillo 29,431 36.9% 50,274 63.1% 79,705 R+26.2
Santa Fe 8,369 51.3% 7,945 48.7% 16,314 D+2.6
Doña Ana 6,969 51.5% 6,568 48.5% 13,537 D+3.0
Eddy 8,191 60.7% 5,297 39.3% 13,488 D+21.5
Chaves 5,582 46.7% 6,380 53.3% 11,962 R+6.7
Lea 6,553 60.8% 4,226 39.2% 10,779 D+21.6
San Juan 4,918 46.2% 5,734 53.8% 10,652 R+7.7
Valencia 4,895 48.4% 5,221 51.6% 10,116 R+3.2
Rio Arriba 4,843 60.1% 3,209 39.9% 8,052 D+20.3
San Miguel 3,623 46.7% 4,134 53.3% 7,757 R+6.6
Curry 4,055 52.8% 3,624 47.2% 7,679 D+5.6
Otero 4,082 56.4% 3,159 43.6% 7,241 D+12.7
McKinley 3,375 52.4% 3,069 47.6% 6,444 D+4.7
Grant 4,091 67.5% 1,969 32.5% 6,060 D+35.0
Taos 3,010 53.0% 2,670 47.0% 5,680 D+6.0
Los Alamos 2,185 45.2% 2,646 54.8% 4,831 R+9.5
Colfax 2,529 59.5% 1,719 40.5% 4,248 D+19.1
Socorro 1,849 48.5% 1,963 51.5% 3,812 R+3.0
Roosevelt 1,939 51.3% 1,838 48.7% 3,777 D+2.7
Sandoval 2,257 60.0% 1,505 40.0% 3,762 D+20.0
Quay 1,994 56.2% 1,556 43.8% 3,550 D+12.3
Luna 1,833 61.2% 1,161 38.8% 2,994 D+22.4
Lincoln 1,090 43.4% 1,423 56.6% 2,513 R+13.3
Sierra 1,106 45.1% 1,349 54.9% 2,455 R+9.9
Torrance 1,131 48.0% 1,227 52.0% 2,358 R+4.1
Mora 1,144 48.9% 1,195 51.1% 2,339 R+2.2
Guadalupe 1,195 53.8% 1,025 46.2% 2,220 D+7.7
Union 1,112 55.5% 893 44.5% 2,005 D+10.9
Hidalgo 834 70.7% 346 29.3% 1,180 D+41.4
Catron 481 46.4% 555 53.6% 1,036 R+7.1
De Baca 563 61.4% 354 38.6% 917 D+22.8
Harding 358 47.8% 391 52.2% 749 R+4.4

Counties as they stood in 1966; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

New Mexico governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) D+6.4
2018 Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) D+14.4
2014 Susana Martinez (R) R+14.4
2010 Susana Martinez (R) R+6.7
2006 Bill Richardson (D) D+37.6
2002 Bill Richardson (D) D+16.4
1998 Gary E. Johnson (R) R+9.1
1994 Gary Johnson (R) R+9.9
1990 Bruce King (D) D+9.5
1986 Garrey E. Carruthers (R) R+6.1
1982 Toney Anaya (D) D+5.9
1978 Bruce King (D) D+1.1
1974 Jerry Apodaca (D) D+1.1
1970 Bruce King (D) D+4.9
1968 David Cargo (R) R+0.9
1966 David F. Cargo (R) R+3.5
1964 Jack M. Campbell (D) D+20.4
1962 Jack M. Campbell (D) D+6.0
1960 Edwin L. Mechem (R) R+0.7
1958 John Burroughs (D) D+0.9
1956 Edwin L. Mechem (R) R+4.5
1954 John F. Simms (D) D+14.0
1952 Edwin L. Mechem (R) R+7.5
1950 Edwin L. Mechem (R) R+7.5
1948 Thomas J. Mabry (D) D+9.4
1946 Thomas J. Mabry (D) D+5.6
1944 John J. Dempsey (D) D+3.6
1942 John J. Dempsey (D) D+9.1
1940 John E. Miles (D) D+11.2
1938 John E. Miles (D) D+4.6
1936 Clyde Tingley (D) D+14.5
1934 Clyde Tingley (D) D+4.3
1932 Arthur Seligman (D) D+10.6
1930 Arthur Seligman (D) D+6.6
1928 Richard C. Dillon (R) R+11.3
1926 Richard C. Dillon (R) R+3.5
1924 Arthur T. Hannett (D) D+0.2
1922 James F. Hinkle (D) D+9.9
1920 Merritt C. Mechem (R) R+3.5
1918 Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo (R) R+2.8
1916 Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca (D) D+2.0
1911 William C. McDonald (D) D+5.0