Elections / 2006 · Governor · NM
New Mexico — 2006 governor election
Akashic2006 · GovernorNew Mexico · GovernorBill RichardsonD+37.6
Candidates
New Mexico 2006 governor — certified statewide results.
- Bill Richardson✓Democratic384,80668.8%
- John DendahlRepublican174,36431.2%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 2004R+0.8Governor 2006D+37.6vs. baselineD+38.4
New Mexico's 2006 governor race ran 38.4 points more Democratic than its 2004 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 2006NM
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2006 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.