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1960 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election

New Mexico · 2 candidates · See every 1960 Governor race

Who won the 1960 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election?

Edwin L. Mechem won the 1960 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election. Edwin L. Mechem received 153,765 popular votes (50.32%). The main challenger was John Burroughs (49.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Mechem and Burroughs

Mechem +0.6 pts · won by 1,988 votes
Edwin L. MechemRepublicanWINNER50.32%
153,765 votes
John BurroughsDemocratic49.67%
151,777 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.