1960 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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The 1960 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1960, in order to elect the governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat John Burroughs ran for reelection to a second term against his predecessor Republican Edwin L. Mechem in a rematch of the very close 1958 election. This time, Mechem narrowly defeated Burroughs by an even smaller margin than was seen in the previous election. This is the most recent gubernatorial election in which a Republican candidate won Santa Fe County.
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November 8, 1960
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 County results Mechem: 50–60% 60–70% Burroughs: 50–60% 60–70% Tie: 50% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
The Democratic primary was won by incumbent governor John Burroughs.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Burroughs (incumbent) | 66,541 | 53.75% | |
| Democratic | Joseph A. Bursey | 48,841 | 39.45% | |
| Democratic | Thomas E. Holland | 8,413 | 6.80% | |
| Total votes | 123,795 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
The Republican primary was won by former governor Edwin L. Mechem.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Edwin L. Mechem | 29,486 | 75.96% | |
| Republican | Paul W. Robinson | 9,331 | 24.04% | |
| Total votes | 38,817 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Edwin L. Mechem | 153,765 | 50.32% | +0.79% | |
| Democratic | John Burroughs (incumbent) | 151,777 | 49.67% | −0.80% | |
| Scattering | 28 | 0.01% | |||
| Majority | 1,988 | 0.65% | |||
| Total votes | 305,570 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
Results by county
| County | Edwin L. Mechem Republican |
John Burroughs Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bernalillo | 46,880 | 55.47% | 37,628 | 44.53% | 9,252 | 10.95% | 84,508 |
| Catron | 733 | 59.26% | 504 | 40.74% | 229 | 18.51% | 1,237 |
| Chaves | 8,567 | 57.05% | 6,449 | 42.95% | 2,118 | 14.10% | 15,016 |
| Colfax | 2,282 | 42.46% | 3,092 | 57.54% | -810 | -15.07% | 5,374 |
| Curry | 4,740 | 50.23% | 4,696 | 49.77% | 44 | 0.47% | 9,436 |
| De Baca | 745 | 56.23% | 580 | 43.77% | 165 | 12.45% | 1,325 |
| Doña Ana | 8,629 | 52.85% | 7,699 | 47.15% | 930 | 5.70% | 16,328 |
| Eddy | 6,714 | 40.73% | 9,770 | 59.27% | -3,056 | -18.54% | 16,484 |
| Grant | 2,889 | 43.15% | 3,807 | 56.85% | -918 | -13.71% | 6,696 |
| Guadalupe | 1,261 | 44.67% | 1,562 | 55.33% | -301 | -10.66% | 2,823 |
| Harding | 573 | 56.96% | 432 | 42.94% | 141 | 14.02% | 1,006[a] |
| Hidalgo | 710 | 43.94% | 906 | 56.06% | -196 | -12.13% | 1,616 |
| Lea | 5,468 | 35.99% | 9,724 | 64.01% | -4,256 | -28.01% | 15,192 |
| Lincoln | 1,986 | 57.09% | 1,493 | 42.91% | 493 | 14.17% | 3,479 |
| Los Alamos | 2,926 | 56.27% | 2,257 | 43.40% | 669 | 12.87% | 5,200[b] |
| Luna | 1,367 | 43.11% | 1,804 | 56.89% | -437 | -13.78% | 3,171 |
| McKinley | 4,464 | 46.18% | 5,203 | 53.82% | -739 | -7.64% | 9,667 |
| Mora | 1,514 | 53.86% | 1,297 | 46.14% | 217 | 7.72% | 2,811 |
| Otero | 4,622 | 50.00% | 4,622 | 50.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 9,244 |
| Quay | 2,492 | 53.86% | 2,130 | 46.03% | 362 | 7.82% | 4,627[c] |
| Rio Arriba | 4,445 | 44.96% | 5,440 | 55.03% | -995 | -10.06% | 9,886[a] |
| Roosevelt | 2,710 | 47.06% | 3,048 | 52.93% | -338 | -5.87% | 5,759[a] |
| San Juan | 7,669 | 60.22% | 5,065 | 39.77% | 2,604 | 20.45% | 12,735[a] |
| San Miguel | 4,610 | 48.56% | 4,882 | 51.42% | -272 | -2.86% | 9,494[d] |
| Sandoval | 1,661 | 40.79% | 2,411 | 59.21% | -750 | -18.42% | 4,072 |
| Santa Fe | 8,985 | 51.24% | 8,549 | 48.76% | 436 | 2.49% | 17,534 |
| Sierra | 1,538 | 49.76% | 1,553 | 50.24% | -15 | -0.49% | 3,091 |
| Socorro | 1,780 | 43.47% | 2,315 | 56.53% | -535 | -13.06% | 4,095 |
| Taos | 2,912 | 46.56% | 3,342 | 53.44% | -430 | -6.88% | 6,254 |
| Torrance | 1,374 | 48.18% | 1,478 | 51.82% | -104 | -3.65% | 2,852 |
| Union | 1,469 | 53.89% | 1,257 | 46.11% | 212 | 7.78% | 2,726 |
| Valencia | 5,050 | 42.68% | 6,782 | 57.32% | -1,732 | -14.64% | 11,832 |
| Total | 153,765 | 50.32% | 151,777 | 49.67% | 1,988 | 0.65% | 305,570 |