1966 United States Senate election in New Mexico

1966 United States Senate election in New Mexico

←  1960 November 8, 1966 1972  →

Nominee Clinton Anderson Anderson Carter Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 137,205 120,988 Percentage 53.14% 46.86%

County results Anderson:      50–60%     60–70% Carter:      50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election Clinton Anderson Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Clinton Anderson Democratic

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

Primary elections were held on May 3, 1966.

Democratic primary

Candidate

• Clinton Anderson, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Democratic Party primary results ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clinton Anderson (incumbent)		unopposed

Republican primary

Candidate

• Anderson Carter, oilman and rancher ^[3] and former State Representative ^[4]

Results

Republican Party primary results ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anderson Carter		unopposed

General election

Result

United States Senate election in New Mexico, 1966 ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

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

• 1966 United States Senate elections

References

1. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 139.
2. America Votes 7, p. 262.
3. "Montoya Runs Hard In New Mexico". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Daytona Beach, Florida. October 21, 1970. p. 22. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
4. Lelyveld, Joseph (August 18, 1976). "Anderson Carter". New York Times. New York City. p. 23. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
5. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 92.
6. America Votes 7, p. 257.
7. "NM US Senate, 1966". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
8. 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

• 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.