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Election 1974 Results

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1974 New Mexico governor election

Jerry Apodaca (Democrat) beat Joseph R. Skeen (Republican) in New Mexico in 1974, 49.9% to 48.8%, a margin of 1.1 points and 3,742 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1970, when Bruce King won.

Republicans led in 19 of the 32 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 13. The largest, Bernalillo, cast 107,960 votes and went to the Republican by 7.0 points. The closest was Hidalgo, where 59 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
Jerry Apodaca won Democratic 164,172 49.9%
Joseph R. Skeen Republican 160,430 48.8%
All other candidates 4,140 1.3%
Total328,742

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Bernalillo 49,287 45.7% 56,799 52.6% 1,874 107,960 R+7.0
Santa Fe 14,154 64.1% 7,706 34.9% 205 22,065 D+29.2
Doña Ana 11,511 55.5% 9,007 43.4% 227 20,745 D+12.1
Chaves 5,068 34.0% 9,744 65.4% 78 14,890 R+31.4
San Juan 5,855 40.4% 8,382 57.9% 250 14,487 R+17.4
Eddy 7,162 52.1% 6,517 47.4% 74 13,753 D+4.7
Valencia 7,891 58.3% 5,520 40.8% 131 13,542 D+17.5
Lea 4,389 39.5% 6,666 60.0% 62 11,117 R+20.5
Rio Arriba 7,210 78.1% 1,974 21.4% 48 9,232 D+56.7
Otero 4,167 47.6% 4,478 51.2% 109 8,754 R+3.6
McKinley 5,019 60.9% 3,021 36.6% 206 8,246 D+24.2
San Miguel 5,495 69.3% 2,354 29.7% 77 7,926 D+39.6
Curry 2,828 35.8% 5,014 63.5% 50 7,892 R+27.7
Grant 4,117 54.2% 3,395 44.7% 77 7,589 D+9.5
Los Alamos 2,640 39.4% 3,932 58.7% 127 6,699 R+19.3
Sandoval 4,069 61.1% 2,476 37.2% 118 6,663 D+23.9
Taos 4,618 73.3% 1,635 26.0% 47 6,300 D+47.3
Roosevelt 1,912 36.4% 3,296 62.8% 39 5,247 R+26.4
Luna 2,005 43.2% 2,578 55.6% 53 4,636 R+12.4
Socorro 2,420 58.4% 1,689 40.8% 34 4,143 D+17.6
Colfax 1,909 46.9% 2,128 52.2% 36 4,073 R+5.4
Quay 1,609 42.2% 2,174 57.0% 30 3,813 R+14.8
Lincoln 1,168 35.9% 2,049 63.1% 32 3,249 R+27.1
Torrance 1,152 44.4% 1,415 54.5% 28 2,595 R+10.1
Sierra 924 37.3% 1,514 61.2% 37 2,475 R+23.8
Mora 1,516 62.5% 902 37.2% 7 2,425 D+25.3
Guadalupe 1,550 71.4% 606 27.9% 15 2,171 D+43.5
Union 783 38.7% 1,206 59.7% 32 2,021 R+20.9
Hidalgo 629 47.2% 688 51.6% 16 1,333 R+4.4
Catron 433 40.7% 617 58.0% 13 1,063 R+17.3
De Baca 428 41.9% 588 57.5% 6 1,022 R+15.7
Harding 254 41.2% 360 58.4% 2 616 R+17.2

Counties as they stood in 1974; 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