1962 New Mexico gubernatorial election
Appearance
![]() | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
|
Elections in New Mexico |
---|
![]() |
The 1962 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1962, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Edwin L. Mechem ran for reelection to a second term.
Democratic primary
The Democratic primary was won by state representative Jack M. Campbell.
Results
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
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jack M. Campbell | 130,933 | 52.98 | |
Republican | Edwin L. Mechem | 116,174 | 47.01 | |
Other | 18 | 0.01 | ||
Total votes | 247,135 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
References
- ^ "NM Governor D Primary 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
- ^ "NM Governor 1962". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 22, 2016.