1964 New Mexico gubernatorial election
The 1964 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1964, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat Jack M. Campbell ran for reelection to a second term against Republican Merle H. Tucker. Campbell defeated Tucker in a landslide, receiving the largest share of the vote by any New Mexico gubernatorial candidate to that point. Campbell's 60.21% vote share remained the largest ever in the state's history until 2006 when Bill Richardson received 68.82% of the vote. Richardson's 2006 landslide is also the only time since this election that Chaves County and San Juan County have voted for a Democratic gubernatorial candidate and Los Alamos County also did not vote Democratic again until 2006.
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![]() County results Campbell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Tucker: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary election
editDemocratic primary
editIncumbent governor Jack M. Campbell was unopposed in the Democratic primary.[1]
Republican primary
editMerle H. Tucker was unopposed in the Republican primary.[1]
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jack M. Campbell (incumbent) | 191,497 | 60.21% | +7.23% | |
Republican | Merle H. Tucker | 126,540 | 39.79% | −7.23% | |
Scattering | 5 | 0.00% | |||
Majority | 64,957 | 20.42% | |||
Total votes | 318,042 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
Results by county
editCounty | Jack M. Campbell Democratic |
Merle H. Tucker Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
# | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Bernalillo | 53,047 | 55.65% | 42,284 | 44.35% | 10,763 | 11.29% | 95,331 |
Catron | 604 | 52.94% | 537 | 47.06% | 67 | 5.87% | 1,141 |
Chaves | 8,811 | 53.17% | 7,759 | 46.83% | 1,052 | 6.35% | 16,570 |
Colfax | 3,404 | 69.98% | 1,460 | 30.02% | 1,944 | 39.97% | 4,864 |
Curry | 5,936 | 60.84% | 3,821 | 39.16% | 2,115 | 21.68% | 9,757 |
De Baca | 721 | 61.10% | 459 | 38.90% | 262 | 22.20% | 1,180 |
Doña Ana | 10,710 | 61.32% | 6,755 | 38.68% | 3,955 | 22.65% | 17,465 |
Eddy | 11,460 | 65.44% | 6,053 | 34.56% | 5,407 | 30.87% | 17,513 |
Grant | 5,272 | 75.53% | 1,707 | 24.46% | 3,565 | 51.07% | 6,980[a] |
Guadalupe | 1,629 | 61.75% | 1,009 | 38.25% | 620 | 23.50% | 2,638 |
Harding | 429 | 49.42% | 439 | 50.58% | -10 | -1.15% | 868 |
Hidalgo | 1,105 | 70.56% | 461 | 29.44% | 644 | 41.12% | 1,566 |
Lea | 9,400 | 60.76% | 6,070 | 39.23% | 3,330 | 21.52% | 15,471[a] |
Lincoln | 1,519 | 47.29% | 1,693 | 52.71% | -174 | -5.42% | 3,212 |
Los Alamos | 3,450 | 61.07% | 2,198 | 38.91% | 1,252 | 22.16% | 5,649[a] |
Luna | 2,396 | 63.60% | 1,371 | 36.40% | 1,025 | 27.21% | 3,767 |
McKinley | 6,315 | 67.02% | 3,108 | 32.98% | 3,207 | 34.03% | 9,423 |
Mora | 1,330 | 53.44% | 1,159 | 46.56% | 171 | 6.87% | 2,489 |
Otero | 5,929 | 63.67% | 3,383 | 36.33% | 2,546 | 27.34% | 9,312 |
Quay | 2,580 | 60.71% | 1,670 | 39.29% | 910 | 21.41% | 4,250 |
Rio Arriba | 6,300 | 66.56% | 3,165 | 33.44% | 3,135 | 33.12% | 9,465 |
Roosevelt | 3,149 | 58.54% | 2,230 | 41.46% | 919 | 17.08% | 5,379 |
San Juan | 7,507 | 56.34% | 5,818 | 43.66% | 1,689 | 12.68% | 13,325 |
San Miguel | 5,074 | 61.24% | 3,212 | 38.76% | 1,862 | 22.47% | 8,286 |
Sandoval | 3,226 | 73.14% | 1,183 | 26.82% | 2,043 | 46.32% | 4,411[b] |
Santa Fe | 12,116 | 66.80% | 6,021 | 33.20% | 6,095 | 33.61% | 18,137 |
Sierra | 1,620 | 53.17% | 1,427 | 46.83% | 193 | 6.33% | 3,047 |
Socorro | 2,352 | 57.51% | 1,738 | 42.49% | 614 | 15.01% | 4,090 |
Taos | 4,036 | 66.23% | 2,058 | 33.77% | 1,978 | 32.46% | 6,094 |
Torrance | 1,439 | 55.37% | 1,160 | 44.63% | 279 | 10.73% | 2,599 |
Union | 1,291 | 55.98% | 1,015 | 44.02% | 276 | 11.97% | 2,306 |
Valencia | 7,340 | 64.07% | 4,117 | 35.93% | 3,223 | 28.13% | 11,457 |
Total | 191,497 | 60.21% | 126,540 | 39.79% | 64,957 | 20.42% | 318,042 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Richard M. Scammon. America Votes 6, A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics. p. 276. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ New Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 3, 1964 - State of New Mexico
- ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.