2006Final results
2006 election for New Mexico Governor
Governor · New Mexico
William Richardson (D) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating John Dendahl (R) by 37.6 points.
William RichardsonDemocrat · winner
68.8%384,806
John DendahlRepublican
31.2%174,364
559,170 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET