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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).

<ref name="StPeteTimes">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XLgxAAAAIBAJ&dq=david%20cargo%20clifford%20hawley&pg=5931%2C2479408 |title=Governor Race Sparks Contest in New Mexico |date=May 4, 1966 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=''St. Petersburg Times'' |access-date=July 6, 2013}}</ref> In 1966, Cargo won with 17,836 (51.8 percent) to Hawley's 16,588 (48.2 percent).<ref name="AmVotes7">{{cite book |title=America Votes |volume=7 |author=Richard M. Scammon|year=1967}}</ref> He improved his primary performance in 1968, when he again defeated Hawley, 28,014 (54.9 percent) to 23,052 (45.1 percent).<ref name="AmVotes8">{{cite book |title=America Votes |volume=8 |author=Richard M. Scammon | |year=1969}}</ref>

<ref name="StPeteTimes">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XLgxAAAAIBAJ&dq=david%20cargo%20clifford%20hawley&pg=5931%2C2479408 |title=Governor Race Sparks Contest in New Mexico |date=May 4, 1966 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=''St. Petersburg Times'' |access-date=July 6, 2013}}</ref> In 1966, Cargo won with 17,836 (51.8 percent) to Hawley's 16,588 (48.2 percent).<ref name="AmVotes7">{{cite book |title=America Votes |volume=7 |author=Richard M. Scammon|year=1967}}</ref> He improved his primary performance in 1968, when he again defeated Hawley, 28,014 (54.9 percent) to 23,052 (45.1 percent).<ref name="AmVotes8">{{cite book |title=America Votes |volume=8|author=Richard M. Scammon |year=1969}}</ref>

Cargo won the general election of 1966, when he narrowly defeated [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Gene Lusk. Cargo received 134,625 votes (51.7 percent; Lusk, 125,587 (48.3 percent).<ref name="AmVotes7" /> Running again in 1968, when [[Richard M. Nixon]] carried New Mexico in the presidential election against Democrat [[Hubert Humphrey]], Cargo won by an even smaller margin, 160,140 (50.5 percent) to Democrat Fabian Chavez Jr.,'s 157,230 ballots (49.5 percent).<ref name="AmVotes8" />

Cargo won the general election of 1966, when he narrowly defeated [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Gene Lusk. Cargo received 134,625 votes (51.7 percent; Lusk, 125,587 (48.3 percent).<ref name="AmVotes7" /> Running again in 1968, when [[Richard M. Nixon]] carried New Mexico in the presidential election against Democrat [[Hubert Humphrey]], Cargo won by an even smaller margin, 160,140 (50.5 percent) to Democrat Fabian Chavez Jr.,'s 157,230 ballots (49.5 percent).<ref name="AmVotes8" />

Governor, Cargo established the state film commission, which brought millions of dollars in revenue to the state of New Mexico. Cargo established ties to [[Hollywood]] and was even asked to appear in several films. In 1971, he made a cameo appearance in ''Bunny O'Hare,'' starring Bette Davis (1908-1989) and Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012). During his first campaign for governor, he was known as "Lonesome Dave."<ref name=obit />

Governor, Cargo established the state film commission, which brought millions of dollars in revenue to the state of New Mexico. Cargo established ties to [[Hollywood]] and was even asked to appear in several films, such as ''The Gatling Gun'' (1971), ''Up in the Cellar'' (1970), and ''Bunny O'Hare'' (1971). starring Bette Davis (1908-1989) and Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012). During his first campaign for governor, he was known as "Lonesome Dave."<ref name=obit/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0137102/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm|title=David Cargo (Biography_|publisher=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=December 9, 2022}}</ref>

 

On May 8, 1970, Cargo sent National Guard troops to the University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque when anti-war Democrat activist and actress [[Jane Fonda]] spoke to an estimated seven hundred protesters.<ref>Leslie Linthcum, "Battle Lines in Mirage Spring, UNM  Alumni Association, 2020.</ref> Gathered to protest the [[Vietnam War]] and the [[Kent State University]] massacre in [[Ohio]] that had happened four days earlier, the National Guard was given orders to end the protest and bayonetted 11 people.<ref name=":0">Rick Nathanson, "Bayoneting Victims Recall 50th Anniversary of UNM Bloodshed," usnews.com, May 16, 2020.</ref> A class action lawsuit was brought against Cargo and individual guardsmen by six of the bayonetting victims. A jury in Albuquerque eventually sided with Cargo, the National Guard, and the other politicians involved leaving victims to pay their own medical bills.<ref>{{cite web |author=Milan Simonich|title="Bayonets, blood and tears stained UNM in 1970"|url=https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/bayonets-blood-and-tears-stained-unm-in-1970/article_70f29946-889d-11ea-b2a6-a72b427696f0.html|accessdate=July 11, 2022|publisher=''Santa Fe New Mexican''}}</ref>

On May 8, 1970, Cargo sent National Guard troops to the University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque when anti-war Democrat activist and actress [[Jane Fonda]] spoke to an estimated seven hundred protesters.<ref>Leslie Linthcum, "Battle Lines in Mirage Spring, UNM  Alumni Association, 2020.</ref> Gathered to protest the [[Vietnam War]] and the [[Kent State University]] massacre in [[Ohio]] that had happened four days earlier, the National Guard was given orders to end the protest and bayonetted 11 people.<ref name=":0">Rick Nathanson, "Bayoneting Victims Recall 50th Anniversary of UNM Bloodshed," usnews.com, May 16, 2020.</ref> A class action lawsuit was brought against Cargo and individual guardsmen by six of the bayonetting victims. A jury in Albuquerque eventually sided with Cargo, the National Guard, and the other politicians involved leaving victims to pay their own medical bills.<ref>{{cite web |author=Milan Simonich|title="Bayonets, blood and tears stained UNM in 1970"|url=https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/bayonets-blood-and-tears-stained-unm-in-1970/article_70f29946-889d-11ea-b2a6-a72b427696f0.html|accessdate=July 11, 2022|publisher=''Santa Fe New Mexican''}}</ref>