| Election Name: | 1960 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Previous Election: | 1958 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1958 |
| Next Election: | 1962 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Image1: | File:Edwin Mechem.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Edwin L. Mechem |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 153,765 |
| Percentage1: | 50.32% |
| Nominee2: | John Burroughs |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 151,777 |
| Percentage2: | 49.67% |
| Map Size: | 230px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John Burroughs |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Edwin L. Mechem |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
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.
The Democratic primary was won by incumbent governor John Burroughs.
The Republican primary was won by former governor Edwin L. Mechem.
| 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 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Rio Arriba | 4,445 | 44.96% | 5,440 | 55.03% | -995 | -10.06% | 9,886 | ||||||||
| Roosevelt | 2,710 | 47.06% | 3,048 | 52.93% | -338 | -5.87% | 5,759 | ||||||||
| San Juan | 7,669 | 60.22% | 5,065 | 39.77% | 2,604 | 20.45% | 12,735 | ||||||||
| San Miguel | 4,610 | 48.56% | 4,882 | 51.42% | -272 | -2.86% | 9,494 | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||