| Election Name: | 1974 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Previous Election: | 1970 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1970 |
| Next Election: | 1978 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1974 |
| Image1: | File:Jerry Apodaca.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Jerry Apodaca |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 164,172 |
| Percentage1: | 49.94% |
| Nominee2: | Joe Skeen |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 160,430 |
| Percentage2: | 48.80% |
| Map Size: | 230px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Bruce King |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Jerry Apodaca |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1974 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Due to term limits, incumbent Democrat Bruce King was ineligible to seek a second term as governor. Democrat Jerry Apodaca narrowly defeated Republican Joe Skeen. This election saw Hidalgo County vote for a Republican gubernatorial candidate for the first time ever.
The Democratic primary was won by state senator Jerry Apodaca.
The Republican primary was won by former state senator Joe Skeen.
| County | Jerry Apodaca Democratic | Joe Skeen Republican | Gene Gonzales AIP | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Bernalillo | 49,287 | 45.65% | 56,799 | 52.61% | 1,820 | 1.69% | -7,512 | -6.96% | 107,960 | ||||||||||
| Catron | 433 | 40.73% | 617 | 58.04% | 13 | 1.22% | -184 | -17.31% | 1,063 | ||||||||||
| Chaves | 5,068 | 34.04% | 9,744 | 65.44% | 75 | 0.50% | -4,676 | -31.40% | 14,890 | ||||||||||
| Colfax | 1,909 | 46.87% | 2,128 | 52.25% | 34 | 0.83% | -219 | -5.38% | 4,073 | ||||||||||
| Curry | 2,828 | 35.83% | 5,014 | 63.53% | 50 | 0.63% | -2,186 | -27.70% | 7,892 | ||||||||||
| De Baca | 428 | 41.88% | 588 | 57.53% | 6 | 0.59% | -160 | -15.66% | 1,022 | ||||||||||
| Doña Ana | 11,511 | 55.49% | 9,007 | 43.42% | 225 | 1.08% | 2,504 | 12.07% | 20,745 | ||||||||||
| Eddy | 7,162 | 52.08% | 6,517 | 47.39% | 74 | 0.54% | 645 | 4.69% | 13,753 | ||||||||||
| Grant | 4,117 | 54.25% | 3,395 | 44.74% | 77 | 1.01% | 722 | 9.51% | 7,589 | ||||||||||
| Guadalupe | 1,550 | 71.40% | 606 | 27.91% | 15 | 0.69% | 944 | 43.48% | 2,171 | ||||||||||
| Harding | 254 | 41.23% | 360 | 58.44% | 2 | 0.32% | -106 | -17.21% | 616 | ||||||||||
| Hidalgo | 629 | 47.19% | 688 | 51.61% | 16 | 1.20% | -59 | -4.43% | 1,333 | ||||||||||
| Lea | 4,389 | 39.48% | 6,666 | 59.96% | 62 | 0.56% | -2,277 | -20.48% | 11,117 | ||||||||||
| Lincoln | 1,168 | 35.95% | 2,049 | 63.07% | 31 | 0.95% | -881 | -27.12% | 3,249 | ||||||||||
| Los Alamos | 2,640 | 39.41% | 3,932 | 58.70% | 126 | 1.88% | -1,292 | -19.29% | 6,699 | ||||||||||
| Luna | 2,005 | 43.25% | 2,578 | 55.61% | 53 | 1.14% | -573 | -12.36% | 4,636 | ||||||||||
| McKinley | 5,019 | 60.87% | 3,021 | 36.64% | 206 | 2.50% | 1,998 | 24.23% | 8,246 | ||||||||||
| Mora | 1,516 | 62.52% | 902 | 37.20% | 7 | 0.29% | 614 | 25.32% | 2,425 | ||||||||||
| Otero | 4,167 | 47.60% | 4,478 | 51.15% | 109 | 1.25% | -311 | -3.55% | 8,754 | ||||||||||
| Quay | 1,609 | 42.20% | 2,174 | 57.02% | 30 | 0.79% | -565 | -14.82% | 3,813 | ||||||||||
| Rio Arriba | 7,210 | 78.10% | 1,974 | 21.38% | 48 | 0.52% | 5,236 | 56.72% | 9,232 | ||||||||||
| Roosevelt | 1,912 | 36.44% | 3,296 | 62.82% | 39 | 0.74% | -1,384 | -26.38% | 5,247 | ||||||||||
| San Juan | 5,855 | 40.42% | 8,382 | 57.86% | 249 | 1.72% | -2,527 | -17.44% | 14,487 | ||||||||||
| San Miguel | 5,495 | 69.33% | 2,354 | 29.70% | 77 | 0.97% | 3,141 | 39.63% | 7,926 | ||||||||||
| Sandoval | 4,069 | 61.07% | 2,476 | 37.16% | 116 | 1.74% | 1,593 | 23.91% | 6,663 | ||||||||||
| Santa Fe | 14,154 | 64.15% | 7,706 | 34.92% | 193 | 0.87% | 6,448 | 29.22% | 22,065 | ||||||||||
| Sierra | 924 | 37.33% | 1,514 | 61.17% | 37 | 1.49% | -590 | -23.84% | 2,475 | ||||||||||
| Socorro | 2,420 | 58.41% | 1,689 | 40.77% | 34 | 0.82% | 731 | 17.64% | 4,143 | ||||||||||
| Taos | 4,618 | 73.30% | 1,635 | 25.95% | 47 | 0.75% | 2,983 | 47.35% | 6,300 | ||||||||||
| Torrance | 1,152 | 44.39% | 1,415 | 54.53% | 28 | 1.08% | -263 | -10.13% | 2,595 | ||||||||||
| Union | 783 | 38.74% | 1,206 | 59.67% | 32 | 1.58% | -423 | -20.93% | 2,021 | ||||||||||
| Valencia | 7,891 | 58.27% | 5,520 | 40.76% | 131 | 0.97% | 2,371 | 17.51% | 13,542 | ||||||||||
| Total | 164,172 | 49.94% | 160,430 | 48.80% | 4,062 | 1.24% | 3,742 | 1.14% | 328,742 | ||||||||||