| Election Name: | 1962 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Previous Election: | 1960 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1960 |
| Next Election: | 1964 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1964 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1962 |
| Image1: | File:Jack M. Campbell.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jack M. Campbell |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 130,933 |
| Percentage1: | 52.98% |
| Nominee2: | Edwin L. Mechem |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 116,174 |
| Percentage2: | 47.01% |
| Map Size: | 230px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Edwin L. Mechem |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jack M. Campbell |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1962 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1962 to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Edwin L. Mechem ran for reelection for a sixth term against Democrat Jack Campbell. Campbell defeated Mechem by a decisive six point margin.
The Democratic primary was won by state representative Jack M. Campbell.
Incumbent governor Edwin L. Mechem was unopposed in the Republican primary.
| County | Jack M. Campbell Democratic | Edwin L. Mechem Republican | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||||||||||
| Bernalillo | 34,383 | 50.86% | 33,210 | 49.12% | 1,173 | 1.74% | 67,605 | ||||||||
| Catron | 444 | 40.36% | 656 | 69.64% | -212 | -19.27% | 1,100 | ||||||||
| Chaves | 5,134 | 40.99% | 7,391 | 59.01% | -2,257 | -18.02% | 12,526 | ||||||||
| Colfax | 2,754 | 58.60% | 1,946 | 41.40% | 808 | 17.19% | 4,700 | ||||||||
| Curry | 3,411 | 47.49% | 3,771 | 52.51% | -360 | -5.01% | 7,182 | ||||||||
| De Baca | 557 | 49.91% | 559 | 50.09% | -2 | -0.18% | 1,116 | ||||||||
| Doña Ana | 6,343 | 50.19% | 6,296 | 49.81% | 47 | 0.37% | 12,639 | ||||||||
| Eddy | 8,557 | 61.76% | 5,295 | 38.22% | 3,262 | 23.54% | 13,855 | ||||||||
| Grant | 3,288 | 58.29% | 2,353 | 41.71% | 935 | 16.58% | 5,641 | ||||||||
| Guadalupe | 1,448 | 56.70% | 1,106 | 43.30% | 342 | 13.39% | 2,554 | ||||||||
| Harding | 396 | 43.66% | 511 | 56.34% | -115 | -12.68% | 907 | ||||||||
| Hidalgo | 771 | 57.20% | 577 | 42.80% | 194 | 14.39% | 1,348 | ||||||||
| Lea | 6,167 | 56.50% | 4,748 | 43.50% | 1,419 | 13.00% | 10,915 | ||||||||
| Lincoln | 1,349 | 44.92% | 1,654 | 55.08% | -305 | -10.16% | 3,003 | ||||||||
| Los Alamos | 2,356 | 55.34% | 1,901 | 44.66% | 455 | 10.69% | 4,257 | ||||||||
| Luna | 1,537 | 53.95% | 1,312 | 46.05% | 225 | 7.90% | 2,849 | ||||||||
| McKinley | 3,694 | 56.79% | 2,811 | 43.21% | 883 | 13.57% | 6,505 | ||||||||
| Mora | 1,166 | 45.30% | 1,408 | 54.70% | -242 | -9.40% | 2,574 | ||||||||
| Otero | 3,360 | 50.47% | 3,296 | 49.50% | 64 | 0.96% | 6,658 | ||||||||
| Quay | 1,972 | 52.38% | 1,793 | 47.62% | 179 | 4.75% | 3,765 | ||||||||
| Rio Arriba | 5,334 | 62.91% | 3,145 | 37.09% | 2,189 | 25.82% | 8,479 | ||||||||
| Roosevelt | 1,921 | 45.88% | 2,266 | 54.12% | -345 | -8.24% | 4,187 | ||||||||
| San Juan | 5,193 | 53.23% | 4,562 | 46.77% | 631 | 6.47% | 9,755 | ||||||||
| San Miguel | 4,541 | 56.87% | 3,444 | 43.13% | 1,097 | 13.74% | 7,985 | ||||||||
| Sandoval | 2,317 | 65.03% | 1,246 | 34.97% | 1,071 | 30.06% | 3,563 | ||||||||
| Santa Fe | 8,812 | 55.16% | 7,162 | 44.84% | 1,650 | 10.33% | 15,974 | ||||||||
| Sierra | 1,337 | 50.74% | 1,298 | 49.26% | 39 | 1.48% | 2,635 | ||||||||
| Socorro | 1,888 | 54.28% | 1,590 | 45.72% | 298 | 8.57% | 3,478 | ||||||||
| Taos | 2,942 | 53.80% | 2,526 | 46.20% | 416 | 7.61% | 5,468 | ||||||||
| Torrance | 1,261 | 50.66% | 1,228 | 49.34% | 33 | 1.33% | 2,489 | ||||||||
| Union | 1,207 | 50.71% | 1,173 | 49.29% | 34 | 1.43% | 2,380 | ||||||||
| Valencia | 5,093 | 56.32% | 3,950 | 43.68% | 1,143 | 12.64% | 9,043 | ||||||||
| Total | 130,933 | 52.98% | 116,814 | 47.01% | 14,749 | 5.97% | 247,135 | ||||||||