1966 United States Senate election in New Mexico
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The 1966 United States Senate election in New Mexico was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Clinton Anderson won re-election to a fourth term. Democrats would not win this seat again until 2008.
Primary elections
[edit]Primary elections were held on May 3, 1966.
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidate
[edit]- Clinton Anderson, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clinton Anderson (incumbent) | unopposed | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidate
[edit]- Anderson Carter, oilman and rancher[3] and former State Representative[4]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Anderson Carter | unopposed | ||
General election
[edit]Result
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clinton Anderson (incumbent) | 137,205 | 53.14% | ||
| Republican | Anderson Carter | 120,988 | 46.86% | ||
| Total votes | 258,193 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 139.
- ^ a b America Votes 7, p. 262.
- ^ "Montoya Runs Hard In New Mexico". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. October 21, 1970. p. 22. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ Lelyveld, Joseph (August 18, 1976). "Anderson Carter". New York Times. New York City. p. 23. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 92.
- ^ America Votes 7, p. 257.
- ^ "NM US Senate, 1966". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1967). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1966" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
Bibliography
[edit]- Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
- Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1968). America Votes 7: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1966. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.
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