2006 New Mexico gubernatorial election
2006 New Mexico gubernatorial election
County resultsRichardson : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Dendahl : 50–60%
The 2006 New Mexico gubernatorial election was a race for the Governor of New Mexico held on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor Bill Richardson was running for re-election. He faced Republican John Dendahl in the general election and won by a landslide. As of 2024, this was the last time a male candidate was elected Governor of New Mexico.
The scale of Richardson's lopsided victory was nearly unprecedented in the traditionally competitive state. Richardson's 68.82% share of the vote is the highest achieved by any gubernatorial candidate in the state by a wide margin, beating the previous record of 60.21% set in 1964 . Richardson came within six votes of sweeping every county the state, a feat that has never been achieved in any gubernatorial (or presidential) election in the state.
Primary election
Democratic party
Candidates
Results
Republican party
Candidates
James R. Damron, physician
George Brent Bailey Jr., educator and minister
Results
General election
Candidates
Campaign
James R. Damron easily won the Republican primary, but withdrew from the race on June 17, 2006 due to a lack of fundraising. John Dendahl was appointed by the Republican State Central Committee to replace him. There were no general election debates between the two candidates.
Predictions
Polling
Results
Results by county
Richardson was the first Democrat to win Lincoln County since John E. Miles in 1940 . He was also the first Democrat to carry Chaves County , Los Alamos County , and San Juan County since Jack M. Campbell in 1964 .
This is the most recent election in which a Democrat has carried Chaves County , Colfax County , Curry County , De Baca County , Eddy County , Harding County , Hidalgo County , Lea County , Lincoln County , Luna County , Otero County , Quay County , Roosevelt County , San Juan County , Sierra County , Torrance County , Union County , and Valencia County .
County
Bill Richardson Democratic
John Dendahl Republican
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
Bernalillo
133,195
68.17%
62,205
31.83%
70,990
36.33%
195,400
Catron
857
49.83%
863
50.17%
-6
-0.35%
1,720
Chaves
9,060
57.49%
6,700
42.51%
2,360
14.97%
15,760
Cibola
4,698
75.97%
1,486
24.03%
3,212
51.94%
6,184
Colfax
3,125
64.39%
1,728
35.61%
1,397
28.79%
4,853
Curry
5,771
63.35%
3,339
36.65%
2,432
26.70%
9,110
De Baca
559
62.67%
333
37.33%
226
25.34%
892
Doña Ana
27,510
70.82%
11,335
29.18%
16,175
41.64%
38,845
Eddy
8,539
60.25%
5,633
39.75%
2,906
20.51%
14,172
Grant
7,502
72.55%
2,838
27.45%
4,664
45.11%
10,430
Guadalupe
1,546
84.30%
288
15.70%
1,258
68.59%
1,834
Harding
433
72.65%
163
27.35%
270
45.30%
596
Hidalgo
1,037
71.12%
421
28.88%
616
42.25%
1,458
Lea
6,473
55.13%
5,268
44.87%
1,205
10.26%
11,741
Lincoln
4,017
59.91%
2,688
40.09%
1,329
19.82%
6,705
Los Alamos
5,670
65.94%
2,929
34.06%
2,741
31.88%
8,599
Luna
4,284
70.33%
1,807
29.67%
2,477
40.67%
6,091
McKinley
14,973
86.05%
2,427
13.95%
12,546
72.10%
17,400
Mora
1,738
73.80%
617
26.20%
1,121
47.60%
2,355
Otero
8,271
57.80%
6,039
42.20%
2,232
15.60%
14,310
Quay
2,134
65.86%
1,106
34.14%
1,028
31.73%
3,240
Rio Arriba
8,621
81.46%
1,962
18.54%
6,659
62.92%
10,583
Roosevelt
2,350
57.32%
1,750
42.68%
600
14.63%
4,100
San Juan
18,846
60.08%
12,521
39.92%
6,325
20,16%
31,367
San Miguel
6,884
78.85%
1,847
21.15%
5,037
57.69%
8,731
Sandoval
24,722
67.69%
11,803
32.31%
12,919
35.37%
36,525
Santa Fe
37,649
79.07%
9,965
20.93%
27,684
58.14%
47,614
Sierra
2,445
57.49%
1,808
42.51%
637
14.98%
4,253
Socorro
4,551
72.78%
17,02
27.22%
2,849
45.56%
6,253
Taos
9,937
86.70%
1,524
13.30%
8,413
73.41%
11,461
Torrance
3,280
60.67%
2,126
39.33%
1,154
21.35%
5,406
Union
907
62.42%
546
37.58%
361
24.85%
1,453
Valencia
13,222
66.71%
6,597
33.29%
6,625
33.43%
19,819
Total
384,806
68.82%
174,364
31.18%
210,442
37.63%
559,170
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
See also
References
^ a b "Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 6, 2006" (PDF) . New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved July 29, 2024 .
^ "2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006" (PDF) . The Cook Political Report . Archived from the original (PDF) on June 5, 2008. Retrieved October 1, 2006 .
^ "Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
^ "2006 Gubernatorial Ratings" . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
^ "Election 2006" . Real Clear Politics. Retrieved June 25, 2021 .
^ "Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 7, 2006" (PDF) . New Mexico Secretary of State. Retrieved July 29, 2024 .
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