New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1974

November 5, 1974


Nominee	Jerry Apodaca	Joe Skeen
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	164,172	160,430
Percentage	49.9%	48.8%

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Governor before election

Bruce King
Democratic

Elected Governor

Jerry Apodaca
Democratic

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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.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was won by state senator Jerry Apodaca.

Results

New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1974^[1]
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

Republican primary

The Republican primary was won by former state senator Joe Skeen.

Results

New Mexico Republican gubernatorial primary, 1974^[2]
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

General election

Results

New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1974^[3]
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

References

↑ "NM Governor D Primary 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
↑ "NM Governor R Primary 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
↑ "NM Governor 1974". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 16, 2016.

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