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.
^"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.
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1964, united, states, senate, election, mexico, took, place, november, 1964, incumbent, republican, senator, edwin, mechem, appointed, himself, office, after, death, predecessor, sought, election, full, term, however, defeated, democrat, joseph, montoya, 1958,. 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 1964 United States Senate election in New Mexico 1958 November 3 1964 1970 Nominee Joseph Montoya Edwin L MechemParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 178 209 147 562Percentage 54 70 45 30 County resultsMontoya 50 60 60 70 70 80 Mechem 50 60 U S senator before electionEdwin L MechemRepublican Elected U S Senator Joseph MontoyaDemocratic Contents 1 General election 1 1 Results 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksGeneral election editResults edit General election results 1 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Joseph Montoya 178 209 54 70Republican Edwin L Mechem inc 147 562 45 30Majority 30 647 9 41 Total votes 325 771 100 00Democratic gain from RepublicanSee also edit1964 United States Senate electionsReferences 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1964 United States Senate election in New Mexico amp oldid 1210722900, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
