1962 New Mexico gubernatorial election

1962 New Mexico gubernatorial election
	County results; Campbell: 50–60% 60–70% ; Mechem: 50–60%
Governor before election; Edwin L. Mechem; Republican	Elected Governor ; Jack M. Campbell; Democratic

The 1962 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1962 to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Edwin L. Mechem ran for reelection to a second term.

Democratic primary edit

The Democratic primary was won by state representative Jack M. Campbell.

Results edit

New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1962^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack M. Campbell	47,873	38.73
	Democratic	Ed V. Mead	44,385	35.90
	Democratic	Leo T. Murphy	28,755	23.26
	Democratic	Clarence W. Via	2,611	2.11
Total votes			123,624	100.00

Republican primary edit

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General election edit

Results edit

New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1962^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack M. Campbell	130,933	52.98
	Republican	Edwin L. Mechem (incumbent)	116,174	47.01
	Other		18	0.01
Total votes			247,135	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

References edit

^ "NM Governor D Primary 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
^ "NM Governor 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

[1] "NM Governor D Primary 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

[2] "NM Governor 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

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