1964_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Mexico Knowpia

1964 United States Senate election in New Mexico
	County results; Montoya: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Mechem: 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Edwin L. Mechem; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Joseph Montoya; Democratic

The 1964 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 3, 1964. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Edwin L. Mechem, who appointed himself to the office after the death of his predecessor, sought election to a full term. However, he was defeated by Democrat Joseph Montoya.

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General election results^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Montoya	178,209	54.70
	Republican	Edwin L. Mechem (inc.)	147,562	45.30
Majority			30,647	9.41%
Total votes			325,771	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

References edit

^ "NM US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). Office of the U.S. House Clerk. Retrieved March 16, 2014.

External links edit

[1] "NM US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved March 16, 2014.

[2] "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964" (PDF). Office of the U.S. House Clerk. Retrieved March 16, 2014.

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