1974_New_Mexico_gubernatorial_election

1974 New Mexico gubernatorial election
	County results; Apodaca: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Skeen: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Bruce King; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Jerry Apodaca; Democratic

1974 New Mexico gubernatorial election

Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of New Mexico

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.

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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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Skeen	28,227	55.46
	Republican	John P. Eastham	15,003	29.48
	Republican	James L. Hughes	4,758	9.35
	Republican	Walter E. Bruce	2,913	5.72
Total votes			50,901	100.00

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerry Apodaca	164,172	49.94
	Republican	Joe Skeen	160,430	48.80
	American Independent	Gene Gonzales	4,140	1.26
Total votes			328,742	100.00
	Democratic hold

1974_New_Mexico_gubernatorial_election

1974 New Mexico gubernatorial election

Democratic primary

Results

Republican primary

Results

General election

Results

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