 | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
 County results Cargo: 50–60% 60–70% Lusk: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| Elections in New Mexico |
|---|
 |
The1966 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1966, in order to elect theGovernor of New Mexico. Due toterm limits, incumbent DemocratJack M. Campbell could not run for reelection to a third term. RepublicanDavid Cargo defeated DemocratGene Lusk in a close race.
The Democratic primary was won by former state senatorGene Lusk.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gene Lusk | 85,211 | 59.86% | |
| Democratic | John Burroughs | 57,143 | 40.14% | |
| Total votes | 142,354 | 100.00% | ||
The Republican primary was won by state representativeDavid Cargo.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Cargo | 17,836 | 51.81% | |
| Republican | Clifford J. Hawley | 16,588 | 48.19% | |
| Total votes | 34,424 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Cargo | 134,625 | 51.73% | +11.95% | |
| Democratic | Gene Lusk | 125,587 | 48.26% | −11.95% | |
| Scattering | 20 | 0.01% | |||
| Majority | 9,038 | 3.47% | |||
| Total votes | 260,232 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | Swing | +23.90% | |||
| County | David Cargo Republican | Gene Lusk Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bernalillo | 50,274 | 63.08% | 29,431 | 36.92% | 20,843 | 26.15% | 79,705 |
| Catron | 555 | 53.57% | 481 | 46.43% | 74 | 7.14% | 1,036 |
| Chaves | 6,380 | 53.31% | 5,582 | 46.64% | 798 | 6.67% | 11,967[a] |
| Colfax | 1,719 | 40.47% | 2,529 | 59.53% | -810 | -19.07% | 4,248 |
| Curry | 3,624 | 47.19% | 4,055 | 52.81% | -431 | -5.61% | 7,679 |
| De Baca | 354 | 38.60% | 563 | 61.40% | -209 | -22.79% | 917 |
| Doña Ana | 6,568 | 48.52% | 6,969 | 51.48% | -401 | -2.96% | 13,537 |
| Eddy | 5,297 | 39.27% | 8,191 | 60.72% | -2,894 | -21.45% | 13,489[b] |
| Grant | 1,969 | 32.49% | 4,091 | 67.51% | -2,122 | -35.02% | 6,060 |
| Guadalupe | 1,025 | 46.17% | 1,195 | 53.83% | -170 | -7.66% | 2,220 |
| Harding | 391 | 52.20% | 358 | 47.80% | 33 | 4.41% | 749 |
| Hidalgo | 346 | 29.32% | 834 | 70.68% | -488 | -41.36% | 1,180 |
| Lea | 4,226 | 39.20% | 6,553 | 60.79% | -2,327 | -21.59% | 10,780[b] |
| Lincoln | 1,423 | 56.63% | 1,090 | 43.37% | 333 | 13.25% | 2,513 |
| Los Alamos | 2,646 | 54.75% | 2,185 | 45.21% | 461 | 9.54% | 4,833[c] |
| Luna | 1,161 | 38.78% | 1,833 | 61.22% | -672 | -22.44% | 2,994 |
| McKinley | 3,069 | 47.63% | 3,375 | 52.37% | -306 | -4.75% | 6,444 |
| Mora | 1,195 | 51.09% | 1,144 | 48.91% | 51 | 2.18% | 2,339 |
| Otero | 3,159 | 43.63% | 4,082 | 56.37% | -923 | -12.75% | 7,241 |
| Quay | 1,556 | 43.83% | 1,994 | 56.17% | -438 | -12.34% | 3,550 |
| Rio Arriba | 3,209 | 39.85% | 4,843 | 60.15% | -1,634 | -20.29% | 8,052 |
| Roosevelt | 1,838 | 48.66% | 1,939 | 51.34% | -101 | -2.67% | 3,777 |
| San Juan | 5,734 | 53.83% | 4,918 | 46.17% | 816 | 7.66% | 10,652 |
| San Miguel | 4,134 | 53.29% | 3,623 | 46.71% | 511 | 6.59% | 7,757 |
| Sandoval | 1,505 | 39.99% | 2,257 | 59.98% | -752 | -19.98% | 3,763[b] |
| Santa Fe | 7,945 | 48.69% | 8,369 | 51.29% | -424 | -2.60% | 16,318[d] |
| Sierra | 1,349 | 54.93% | 1,106 | 45.03% | 243 | 9.89% | 2,456[b] |
| Socorro | 1,963 | 51.50% | 1,849 | 48.50% | 114 | 2.99% | 3,812 |
| Taos | 2,670 | 46.98% | 3,010 | 52.96% | -340 | -5.98% | 5,683[e] |
| Torrance | 1,227 | 51.99% | 1,131 | 47.92% | 96 | 4.07% | 2,360[c] |
| Union | 893 | 44.54% | 1,112 | 55.46% | -219 | -10.92% | 2,005 |
| Valencia | 5,221 | 51.61% | 4,895 | 48.39% | 326 | 3.22% | 10,116 |
| Total | 134,625 | 51.73% | 125,587 | 48.26% | 9,038 | 3.47% | 260,232 |
.png)
