1964 United States Senate election in New Mexico

1964 United States Senate election in New Mexico
	County results; Montoya: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Mechem: 50-60%
U.S. senator before election; Edwin L. Mechem; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Joseph Montoya; Democratic

The 1964 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Edwin L. Mechem sought re-election to a full term, but was defeated by Democrat Joseph Montoya.

General election[]

Results[]

General election results^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Montoya	178,209	54.70
	Republican	Edwin L. Mechem (inc.)	147,562	45.30
Majority			30,647	9.41%
Total votes			325,771	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

References[]

^ "NM US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). Office of the U.S. House Clerk. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

External links[]

[1] "NM US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

[2] "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). Office of the U.S. House Clerk. Retrieved 16 March 2014.

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1964 United States Senate election in New Mexico

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General election[]

Results[]

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References[]

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