| Election Name: | 1968 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Previous Election: | 1966 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1966 |
| Next Election: | 1970 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1970 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1968 |
| Image1: | File:David Cargo (NM).png |
| Nominee1: | David Cargo |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 160,140 |
| Percentage1: | 50.20% |
| Nominee2: | Fabian Chavez Jr. |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 157,230 |
| Percentage2: | 49.2% |
| Map Size: | 230px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | David Cargo |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | David Cargo |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1968 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1968, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican David Cargo ran for reelection to a second term. This election was the last in which the governor was elected to a two-year term, instead of to a four-year term., this is the last time that Mora County and San Miguel County have voted for the Republican candidate.
The Democratic primary was won by former state senator Fabian Chavez Jr.
The Republican primary was won by Governor David Cargo.
Jose Maestes was the nominee of the People's Constitutional Party. He replaced Reies Tijerina, who was denied ballot access due to his status as a convicted felon.[1]
| County | David Cargo Republican | Fabian Chavez Jr. Democratic | Jose Maestes PCP | Scattering Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Bernalillo | 50,801 | 50.41% | 49,570 | 49.19% | 410 | 0.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,231 | 1.22% | 100,781 | ||||||||||
| Catron | 607 | 57.92% | 437 | 41.70% | 2 | 0.19% | 2 | 0.19% | 170 | 16.22% | 1,048 | ||||||||||
| Chaves | 8,089 | 59.93% | 5,385 | 39.90% | 23 | 0.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,704 | 20.03% | 13,497 | ||||||||||
| Colfax | 2,238 | 46.05% | 2,611 | 53.72% | 10 | 0.21% | 1 | 0.02% | -373 | -7.67% | 4,860 | ||||||||||
| Curry | 5,291 | 54.41% | 4,388 | 45.12% | 45 | 0.46% | 1 | 0.01% | 903 | 9.29% | 9,725 | ||||||||||
| De Baca | 506 | 47.47% | 552 | 51.78% | 6 | 0.56% | 2 | 0.19% | -46 | -4.32% | 1,066 | ||||||||||
| Doña Ana | 9,182 | 47.23% | 10,214 | 52.54% | 45 | 0.23% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,032 | -5.31% | 19,441 | ||||||||||
| Eddy | 7,589 | 52.08% | 6,921 | 47.50% | 59 | 0.40% | 2 | 0.01% | 668 | 4.58% | 14,571 | ||||||||||
| Grant | 3,440 | 47.24% | 3,822 | 52.49% | 20 | 0.27% | 0 | 0.00% | -382 | -5.25% | 7,282 | ||||||||||
| Guadalupe | 1,052 | 46.53% | 1,193 | 52.76% | 16 | 0.71% | 0 | 0.00% | -141 | -6.24% | 2,261 | ||||||||||
| Harding | 432 | 56.62% | 330 | 43.25% | 1 | 0.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 102 | 13.37% | 763 | ||||||||||
| Hidalgo | 673 | 45.91% | 789 | 53.82% | 3 | 0.20% | 1 | 0.07% | -116 | -7.91% | 1,466 | ||||||||||
| Lea | 7,383 | 50.66% | 7,114 | 48.81% | 69 | 0.47% | 8 | 0.05% | 269 | 1.85% | 14,574 | ||||||||||
| Lincoln | 1,641 | 54.18% | 1,379 | 45.53% | 8 | 0.26% | 1 | 0.03% | 262 | 8.65% | 3,029 | ||||||||||
| Los Alamos | 3,386 | 54.20% | 2,856 | 45.72% | 5 | 0.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 530 | 8.48% | 6,247 | ||||||||||
| Luna | 2,063 | 56.14% | 1,599 | 43.51% | 8 | 0.22% | 5 | 0.14% | 464 | 12.63% | 3,675 | ||||||||||
| McKinley | 4,342 | 47.59% | 4,630 | 50.75% | 150 | 1.64% | 2 | 0.02% | -288 | -3.16% | 9,124 | ||||||||||
| Mora | 1,189 | 52.94% | 1,053 | 46.88% | 4 | 0.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 136 | 6.06% | 2,246 | ||||||||||
| Otero | 4,740 | 48.21% | 5,053 | 51.39% | 33 | 0.34% | 6 | 0.06% | -313 | -3.18% | 9,832 | ||||||||||
| Quay | 2,158 | 54.72% | 1,766 | 44.78% | 19 | 0.48% | 1 | 0.03% | 392 | 9.94% | 3,944 | ||||||||||
| Rio Arriba | 3,816 | 42.78% | 4,948 | 55.46% | 157 | 1.76% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,132 | -12.69% | 8,921 | ||||||||||
| Roosevelt | 2,823 | 52.71% | 2,520 | 47.05% | 13 | 0.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 303 | 5.66% | 5,356 | ||||||||||
| San Juan | 8,086 | 59.25% | 5,413 | 39.66% | 140 | 1.03% | 9 | 0.07% | 2,673 | 19.59% | 13,648 | ||||||||||
| San Miguel | 4,140 | 50.08% | 4,066 | 49.19% | 60 | 0.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 74 | 0.90% | 8,266 | ||||||||||
| Sandoval | 1,630 | 34.61% | 3,030 | 64.34% | 49 | 1.04% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,400 | -29.73% | 4,709 | ||||||||||
| Santa Fe | 8,788 | 45.52% | 10,427 | 54.01% | 75 | 0.39% | 15 | 0.08% | -1,639 | -8.49% | 19,305 | ||||||||||
| Sierra | 1,456 | 55.36% | 1,158 | 44.03% | 16 | 0.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 298 | 11.33% | 2,630 | ||||||||||
| Socorro | 1,882 | 44.76% | 2,315 | 55.05% | 8 | 0.19% | 0 | 0.00% | -433 | -10.30% | 4,205 | ||||||||||
| Taos | 2,908 | 47.02% | 3,260 | 52.72% | 16 | 0.26% | 0 | 0.00% | -352 | -5.69% | 6,184 | ||||||||||
| Torrance | 1,276 | 52.23% | 1,156 | 47.32% | 3 | 0.12% | 8 | 0.33% | 120 | 4.91% | 2,443 | ||||||||||
| Union | 1,152 | 54.91% | 939 | 44.76% | 6 | 0.29% | 1 | 0.05% | 213 | 10.15% | 2,098 | ||||||||||
| Valencia | 5,381 | 45.69% | 6,336 | 53.80% | 61 | 0.52% | 0 | 0.00% | -955 | -8.11% | 11,778 | ||||||||||
| Total | 160,140 | 50.20% | 157,230 | 49.29% | 1,540 | 0.48% | 65 | 0.02% | 2,910 | 0.91% | 318,975 | ||||||||||