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| | '''David Francis Cargo''', self-named in his autobiography as "Lonesome Dave" Cargo (January 13, 1929 – July 5, 2013), was the 22nd [[Governor]] of his adopted state of [[New Mexico]], a post which he filled from 1967 to 1971. An [[attorney]], Cargo served earlier from 1963 to 1967 as a state representative from the state's largest city, [[Albuquerque]].<ref name=bio>David F. Cargo, New Mexico Office of the State Historian, no longer on line.</ref> | | '''David Francis Cargo''', self-named in his autobiography as "Lonesome Dave" Cargo (January 13, 1929 – July 5, 2013), was the 22nd [[Governor]] of his adopted state of [[New Mexico]], a post which he filled from 1967 to 1971. An [[attorney]], Cargo served earlier from 1963 to 1967 as a state representative from the state's largest city, [[Albuquerque]].<ref name=bio>David F. Cargo, New Mexico Office of the State Historian, no longer on line.</ref> |
| − | A [[Moderate Republican]], he was often at odds with the [[conservative]] faction in the New Mexico GOP. He is the youngest person to have served as governor of New Mexico. | + | A [[Moderate Republican]], he was often at odds with the [[conservative]] faction in the [[New Mexico]] [[GOP]]. He is the youngest person to have served as governor of New Mexico. |
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| | <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> |
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| − | 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" /> |
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| | 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> | | 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> |