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The1974 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974, in order to elect theGovernor of New Mexico. Due toterm limits, incumbent DemocratBruce King was ineligible to seek a second term as governor. DemocratJerry Apodaca narrowly defeated RepublicanJoe Skeen. This election sawHidalgo County vote for a Republican gubernatorial candidate for the first time ever.
The Democratic primary was won by state senatorJerry Apodaca.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Apodaca | 45,477 | 30.58% | |
| Democratic | Tibo J. Chavez | 35,090 | 23.61% | |
| Democratic | Odis Echols | 25,760 | 17.33% | |
| Democratic | Bobby M. Mayfield | 22,806 | 15.35% | |
| Democratic | Drew Cloud | 12,707 | 8.55% | |
| Democratic | Boston Witt | 6,798 | 4.57% | |
| Total votes | 148,636 | 100.00% | ||
The Republican primary was won by former state senatorJoe Skeen.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joe Skeen | 28,227 | 55.43% | |
| Republican | John P. Eastham | 15,003 | 29.46% | |
| Republican | James L. Hughes | 4,758 | 9.34% | |
| Republican | Walter E. Bruce | 2,913 | 5.72% | |
| Republican | Scattering | 26 | 0.05% | |
| Total votes | 50,927 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jerry Apodaca | 164,172 | 49.94% | −1.32% | |
| Republican | Joe Skeen | 160,430 | 48.80% | +2.43% | |
| American Independent | Gene Gonzales | 4,140 | 1.24% | ||
| Scattering | 78 | 0.02% | |||
| Majority | 3,742 | 1.14% | |||
| Total votes | 328,742 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratichold | Swing | -3.75% | |||
| County | Jerry Apodaca Democratic | Joe Skeen Republican | Gene Gonzales AIP | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bernalillo | 49,287 | 45.65% | 56,799 | 52.61% | 1,820 | 1.69% | -7,512 | -6.96% | 107,960[a] |
| Catron | 433 | 40.73% | 617 | 58.04% | 13 | 1.22% | -184 | -17.31% | 1,063 |
| Chaves | 5,068 | 34.04% | 9,744 | 65.44% | 75 | 0.50% | -4,676 | -31.40% | 14,890[b] |
| Colfax | 1,909 | 46.87% | 2,128 | 52.25% | 34 | 0.83% | -219 | -5.38% | 4,073[c] |
| Curry | 2,828 | 35.83% | 5,014 | 63.53% | 50 | 0.63% | -2,186 | -27.70% | 7,892 |
| De Baca | 428 | 41.88% | 588 | 57.53% | 6 | 0.59% | -160 | -15.66% | 1,022 |
| Doña Ana | 11,511 | 55.49% | 9,007 | 43.42% | 225 | 1.08% | 2,504 | 12.07% | 20,745[c] |
| Eddy | 7,162 | 52.08% | 6,517 | 47.39% | 74 | 0.54% | 645 | 4.69% | 13,753 |
| Grant | 4,117 | 54.25% | 3,395 | 44.74% | 77 | 1.01% | 722 | 9.51% | 7,589 |
| Guadalupe | 1,550 | 71.40% | 606 | 27.91% | 15 | 0.69% | 944 | 43.48% | 2,171 |
| Harding | 254 | 41.23% | 360 | 58.44% | 2 | 0.32% | -106 | -17.21% | 616 |
| Hidalgo | 629 | 47.19% | 688 | 51.61% | 16 | 1.20% | -59 | -4.43% | 1,333 |
| Lea | 4,389 | 39.48% | 6,666 | 59.96% | 62 | 0.56% | -2,277 | -20.48% | 11,117 |
| Lincoln | 1,168 | 35.95% | 2,049 | 63.07% | 31 | 0.95% | -881 | -27.12% | 3,249[d] |
| Los Alamos | 2,640 | 39.41% | 3,932 | 58.70% | 126 | 1.88% | -1,292 | -19.29% | 6,699[d] |
| Luna | 2,005 | 43.25% | 2,578 | 55.61% | 53 | 1.14% | -573 | -12.36% | 4,636 |
| McKinley | 5,019 | 60.87% | 3,021 | 36.64% | 206 | 2.50% | 1,998 | 24.23% | 8,246 |
| Mora | 1,516 | 62.52% | 902 | 37.20% | 7 | 0.29% | 614 | 25.32% | 2,425 |
| Otero | 4,167 | 47.60% | 4,478 | 51.15% | 109 | 1.25% | -311 | -3.55% | 8,754 |
| Quay | 1,609 | 42.20% | 2,174 | 57.02% | 30 | 0.79% | -565 | -14.82% | 3,813 |
| Rio Arriba | 7,210 | 78.10% | 1,974 | 21.38% | 48 | 0.52% | 5,236 | 56.72% | 9,232 |
| Roosevelt | 1,912 | 36.44% | 3,296 | 62.82% | 39 | 0.74% | -1,384 | -26.38% | 5,247 |
| San Juan | 5,855 | 40.42% | 8,382 | 57.86% | 249 | 1.72% | -2,527 | -17.44% | 14,487[d] |
| San Miguel | 5,495 | 69.33% | 2,354 | 29.70% | 77 | 0.97% | 3,141 | 39.63% | 7,926 |
| Sandoval | 4,069 | 61.07% | 2,476 | 37.16% | 116 | 1.74% | 1,593 | 23.91% | 6,663[c] |
| Santa Fe | 14,154 | 64.15% | 7,706 | 34.92% | 193 | 0.87% | 6,448 | 29.22% | 22,065[e] |
| Sierra | 924 | 37.33% | 1,514 | 61.17% | 37 | 1.49% | -590 | -23.84% | 2,475 |
| Socorro | 2,420 | 58.41% | 1,689 | 40.77% | 34 | 0.82% | 731 | 17.64% | 4,143 |
| Taos | 4,618 | 73.30% | 1,635 | 25.95% | 47 | 0.75% | 2,983 | 47.35% | 6,300 |
| Torrance | 1,152 | 44.39% | 1,415 | 54.53% | 28 | 1.08% | -263 | -10.13% | 2,595 |
| Union | 783 | 38.74% | 1,206 | 59.67% | 32 | 1.58% | -423 | -20.93% | 2,021 |
| Valencia | 7,891 | 58.27% | 5,520 | 40.76% | 131 | 0.97% | 2,371 | 17.51% | 13,542 |
| Total | 164,172 | 49.94% | 160,430 | 48.80% | 4,062 | 1.24% | 3,742 | 1.14% | 328,742 |
