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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
 | Jerry Apodaca | Democratic |
164,172 |
49.95% |
 | Joseph R. Skeen | Republican |
160,430 |
48.81% |
 | Gene Gonzales | American Independent |
4,062 |
1.24% |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 1,303,302 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 4.1 | persons/km2 | 1974 Population: | 0 | Est. | 1974 Population Density: | 0.0 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 1,017,055 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 3.2 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 314,309 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 2.5 | % |
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| Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: New Mexico Secretary of State, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held on November 5, 1974 (Santa Fe, 1974)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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