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2006 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2006 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election?

Bill Richardson won the 2006 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election. Bill Richardson received 384,806 popular votes (68.82%). The main challenger was John Dendahl (31.18%).

See the full head-to-head between Richardson and Dendahl

Richardson +37.6 pts · won by 210,442 votes
Bill RichardsonDemocraticWINNER68.82%
384,806 votes
John DendahlRepublican31.18%
174,364 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.