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== Career ==
== Career ==
At the age of thirty-seven, he was elected governor in 1966, one of the youngest men ever elected as a state governor. He filed one of the first lawsuits to enforce proportional representation in the state legislature.<ref name="NM.bio" />
At the age of thirty-seven, he was elected governor in 1966, one of the youngest men ever elected as a state governor. He filed one of the first lawsuits to enforce proportional representation in the state legislature.
In the 1966 gubernatorial primary election, Cargo narrowly defeated Clifford J. Hawley of the capital city of [[Santa Fe]], 17,836 votes (52 percent) to 16,588 (48 percent).
In the 1966 gubernatorial primary election, Cargo narrowly defeated Clifford J. Hawley of the capital city of [[Santa Fe]], 17,836 votes (52 percent) to 16,588 (48 percent).