The 1966 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1966, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Due to term limits, incumbent Democrat Jack M. Campbell could not run for reelection to a third term. Republican David Cargo defeated Democrat Gene Lusk in a close race.

Primary election Democratic primary The Democratic primary was won by former state senator Gene Lusk.

Results

Republican primary The Republican primary was won by state representative David Cargo. Cargo narrowly defeated fellow state representative Clifford Hawley. Hawley would again run for the Republican nomination for governor in 1968.

Results

General election

Results

Results by county County David CargoRepublican Gene LuskDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo50,27463.08%29,43136.92%20,84326.15%79,705Catron55553.57%48146.43%747.14%1,036Chaves6,38053.31%5,58246.64%7986.67%11,967Colfax1,71940.47%2,52959.53%-810-19.07%4,248Curry3,62447.19%4,05552.81%-431-5.61%7,679De Baca35438.60%56361.40%-209-22.79%917Doña Ana6,56848.52%6,96951.48%-401-2.96%13,537Eddy5,29739.27%8,19160.72%-2,894-21.45%13,489Grant1,96932.49%4,09167.51%-2,122-35.02%6,060Guadalupe1,02546.17%1,19553.83%-170-7.66%2,220Harding39152.20%35847.80%334.41%749Hidalgo34629.32%83470.68%-488-41.36%1,180Lea4,22639.20%6,55360.79%-2,327-21.59%10,780Lincoln1,42356.63%1,09043.37%33313.25%2,513Los Alamos2,64654.75%2,18545.21%4619.54%4,833Luna1,16138.78%1,83361.22%-672-22.44%2,994McKinley3,06947.63%3,37552.37%-306-4.75%6,444Mora1,19551.09%1,14448.91%512.18%2,339Otero3,15943.63%4,08256.37%-923-12.75%7,241Quay1,55643.83%1,99456.17%-438-12.34%3,550Rio Arriba3,20939.85%4,84360.15%-1,634-20.29%8,052Roosevelt1,83848.66%1,93951.34%-101-2.67%3,777San Juan5,73453.83%4,91846.17%8167.66%10,652San Miguel4,13453.29%3,62346.71%5116.59%7,757Sandoval1,50539.99%2,25759.98%-752-19.98%3,763Santa Fe7,94548.69%8,36951.29%-424-2.60%16,318Sierra1,34954.93%1,10645.03%2439.89%2,456Socorro1,96351.50%1,84948.50%1142.99%3,812Taos2,67046.98%3,01052.96%-340-5.98%5,683Torrance1,22751.99%1,13147.92%964.07%2,360Union89344.54%1,11255.46%-219-10.92%2,005Valencia5,22151.61%4,89548.39%3263.22%10,116Total134,62551.73%125,58748.26%9,0383.47%260,232

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Bernalillo Catron Chaves Los Alamos Mora San Juan San Miguel Sierra Socorro Torrance Valencia

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