1968 New Mexico gubernatorial election

1968 New Mexico gubernatorial election

← 1966 November 5, 1968 1970 →

Nominee David Cargo Fabian Chavez Jr. Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 160,140 157,230 Percentage 50.2% 49.3%

County results Cargo:      50–60% Chavez Jr.:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election David Cargo Republican Elected Governor David Cargo Republican

Elections in New Mexico
Federal elections Presidential elections 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Presidential primaries Democratic 2004 2008 2016 2020 Republican 2008 2020 Senate elections 1912 1913 1916 1918 1921 sp 1922 1924 1928 1928 sp 1930 1934 1934 sp 1936 1936 sp 1940 1942 1946 1948 1952 1954 1958 1960 1964 1966 1970 1972 1976 1978 1982 1984 1988 1990 1994 1996 2000 2002 2006 2008 2012 2014 2018 2020 2024 2026 House of Representatives elections 1911 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1957 AL sp 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1997 3rd sp 1998 1st sp 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2021 1st sp 2022
State elections General elections 2010 2014 2016 2018 2020 Gubernatorial elections 1911 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 Secretary of State elections 2022 Attorney General elections 2022 State Senate elections 2020 State House elections 2018 2020
Albuquerque Mayoral elections 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021
v t

The 1968 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1968, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican David Cargo ran for reelection to a second term. This election was the last in which the governor was elected to a two-year term, instead of to a four-year term. As of 2022, this is the last time Mora County and San Miguel County voted for the Republican candidate.

Democratic primary[]

The Democratic primary was won by former state senator Fabian Chavez Jr.

Results[]

Republican primary[]

The Republican primary was won by Governor David Cargo.

Results[]

People's Constitutional Party nomination[]

Jose Maestes was the nominee of the People's Constitutional Party. He had replaced Reies Tijerina, who had been denied ballot access due to his status as a convicted felon.^[3]

General election[]

Results[]

References[]