1974 New Mexico gubernatorial election

The 1974 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Due to term limits, incumbent Democrat Bruce King was ineligible to seek a second term as governor. Democrat Jerry Apodaca narrowly defeated Republican Joe Skeen. This election saw Hidalgo County vote for a Republican gubernatorial candidate for the first time ever.

Primary election Democratic primary The Democratic primary was won by state senator Jerry Apodaca.

Results

Republican primary The Republican primary was won by former state senator Joe Skeen.

Results

General election

Results

Results by county County Jerry ApodacaDemocratic Joe SkeenRepublican Gene GonzalesAIP Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Bernalillo49,28745.65%56,79952.61%1,8201.69%-7,512-6.96%107,960Catron43340.73%61758.04%131.22%-184-17.31%1,063Chaves5,06834.04%9,74465.44%750.50%-4,676-31.40%14,890Colfax1,90946.87%2,12852.25%340.83%-219-5.38%4,073Curry2,82835.83%5,01463.53%500.63%-2,186-27.70%7,892De Baca42841.88%58857.53%60.59%-160-15.66%1,022Doña Ana11,51155.49%9,00743.42%2251.08%2,50412.07%20,745Eddy7,16252.08%6,51747.39%740.54%6454.69%13,753Grant4,11754.25%3,39544.74%771.01%7229.51%7,589Guadalupe1,55071.40%60627.91%150.69%94443.48%2,171Harding25441.23%36058.44%20.32%-106-17.21%616Hidalgo62947.19%68851.61%161.20%-59-4.43%1,333Lea4,38939.48%6,66659.96%620.56%-2,277-20.48%11,117Lincoln1,16835.95%2,04963.07%310.95%-881-27.12%3,249Los Alamos2,64039.41%3,93258.70%1261.88%-1,292-19.29%6,699Luna2,00543.25%2,57855.61%531.14%-573-12.36%4,636McKinley5,01960.87%3,02136.64%2062.50%1,99824.23%8,246Mora1,51662.52%90237.20%70.29%61425.32%2,425Otero4,16747.60%4,47851.15%1091.25%-311-3.55%8,754Quay1,60942.20%2,17457.02%300.79%-565-14.82%3,813Rio Arriba7,21078.10%1,97421.38%480.52%5,23656.72%9,232Roosevelt1,91236.44%3,29662.82%390.74%-1,384-26.38%5,247San Juan5,85540.42%8,38257.86%2491.72%-2,527-17.44%14,487San Miguel5,49569.33%2,35429.70%770.97%3,14139.63%7,926Sandoval4,06961.07%2,47637.16%1161.74%1,59323.91%6,663Santa Fe14,15464.15%7,70634.92%1930.87%6,44829.22%22,065Sierra92437.33%1,51461.17%371.49%-590-23.84%2,475Socorro2,42058.41%1,68940.77%340.82%73117.64%4,143Taos4,61873.30%1,63525.95%470.75%2,98347.35%6,300Torrance1,15244.39%1,41554.53%281.08%-263-10.13%2,595Union78338.74%1,20659.67%321.58%-423-20.93%2,021Valencia7,89158.27%5,52040.76%1310.97%2,37117.51%13,542Total164,17249.94%160,43048.80%4,0621.24%3,7421.14%328,742

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Socorro

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Catron Colfax Curry De Baca Hidalgo Lea Luna Otero Quay Roosevelt Sierra Torrance Union

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