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2006 New Mexico gubernatorial election

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Field	Value
election_name	2006 New Mexico gubernatorial election
country	New Mexico
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2002 New Mexico gubernatorial election
previous_year	2002
next_election	2010 New Mexico gubernatorial election
next_year	2010
election_date	November 7, 2006
image1	File:Bill Richardson at an event in Kensington, New Hampshire, March 18, 2006.jpg
nominee1	Bill Richardson
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
running_mate1	Diane Denish
popular_vote1	384,806
percentage1	68.82%
image2	File:JOHN DENDAHL (170280092) (cropped).jpg
image_size	x150px
nominee2	John Dendahl
party2	Republican Party (United States)
running_mate2	Sue Wilson Beffort
popular_vote2	174,364
percentage2	31.18%
map_image	2006 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size	230px
map_caption	County results
Richardson:
Dendahl:
title	Governor
before_election	Bill Richardson
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Bill Richardson
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

Richardson:
Dendahl: 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 , 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

Bill Richardson, incumbent governor of New Mexico
Anselmo A. Chavez, veteran and perennial candidate

Results

Republican party

Candidates

James R. Damron, physician
George Brent Bailey Jr., educator and minister

Results

General election

Candidates

Bill Richardson (Democrat), incumbent governor of New Mexico
John Dendahl (Republican), former chair of the Republican Party of New Mexico

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

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		November 6, 2006
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 6, 2006
Rothenberg Political Report		November 2, 2006
Real Clear Politics		November 6, 2006

Polling

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Bill
Richardson (D)	John
Dendahl (R)	Other	Undecided
Research & Polling Inc. of Albuquerque	September 25–28, 2006	—	—	60%	28%	—	—
Rasmussen Reports	September 7, 2006	—	—	61%	26%	—	—
Research & Polling Inc. of Albuquerque	August 25–31, 2006	—	—	57%	28%	—	—
Rasmussen Reports	June 26, 2006	—	—	56%	32%	—	—

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	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total	384,806	68.82%	174,364	31.18%	210,442	37.63%	559,170
	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

;Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Chaves (largest village: Roswell)
Eddy (largest city: Carlsbad)
Lincoln (largest city: Roidoso)
Los Alamos (largest city: Los Alamos)
Otero (largest city: Alamogordo)
San Juan (largest city: Farmington)
Sierra (largest city: Truth or Consequences)
Torrance (largest city: Moriarty)

References

"Canvass of Returns of Primary Election Held on June 6, 2006". New Mexico Secretary of State.
"2006 Governor Race Ratings for November 6, 2006".
"Election Eve 2006: THE FINAL PREDICTIONS".
"2006 Gubernatorial Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report.
"Election 2006". Real Clear Politics.
[http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/50103.html Research & Polling Inc. of Albuquerque]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20061018023403/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/September%202006/NewMexicoGovernorSenate.htm Rasmussen Reports]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060922070932/http://rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/June%202006/newMexicoGovernorSenate.htm Rasmussen Reports]
"Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 7, 2006". New Mexico Secretary of State.

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