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1966 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1966 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election?

David Cargo won the 1966 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election. David Cargo received 134,625 popular votes (51.73%). The main challenger was Gene Lusk (48.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Cargo and Lusk

Cargo +3.5 pts · won by 9,038 votes
David CargoRepublicanWINNER51.73%
134,625 votes
Gene LuskDemocratic48.26%
125,587 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.