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The 1950 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1950, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat Thomas J. Mabry was term-limited, and could not run for a third consecutive term. David Chávez unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.

This was the first gubernatorial election ever in which Roosevelt County backed a Republican. Additionally, Grant County and Otero County voted Republican for the first time since 1920. No Republican candidate would carry the former again until 2014. Doña Ana County also voted Republican for the first time since 1928.

Primary election

Democratic primary

1950 Democratic primary election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John E. Miles 42,237 41.06%
Democratic David Chávez 32,955 32.04%
Democratic Lake J. Frazier 21,376 20.78%
Democratic Ingram B. Pickett 6,295 6.12%
Total votes 102,863 100.00%

General election

Results

1950 New Mexico gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Edwin L. Mechem 96,846 53.74% +8.46%
Democratic John E. Miles 83,359 46.26% −8.46%
Majority 13,487 7.48%
Total votes 180,205 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing +16.93%

Results by county

County Edwin L. Mechem
Republican 		John E. Miles
Democratic 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Bernalillo 22,241 61.91% 13,682 38.09% 8,559 23.83% 35,923
Catron 588 51.17% 561 48.83% 27 2.35% 1,149
Chaves 4,589 60.97% 2,938 39.03% 1,651 21.93% 7,527
Colfax 3,261 53.77% 2,804 46.23% 457 7.54% 6,065
Curry 3,169 49.93% 3,178 50.07% -9 -0.14% 6,347
De Baca 628 49.06% 652 50.94% -24 -1.88% 1,280
Doña Ana 5,679 63.21% 3,305 36.79% 2,374 26.42% 8,984
Eddy 3,622 40.83% 5,250 59.17% -1,628 -18.35% 8,872
Grant 3,249 54.91% 2,668 45.09% 581 9.82% 5,917
Guadalupe 1,401 49.93% 1,405 50.07% -4 -0.14% 2,806
Harding 701 58.56% 496 41.44% 205 17.13% 1,197
Hidalgo 415 38.60% 660 61.40% -245 -22.79% 1,075
Lea 1,974 43.34% 2,581 56.66% -607 -13.33% 4,555
Lincoln 1,546 55.75% 1,227 44.25% 319 11.50% 2,773
Los Alamos 1,343 68.45% 619 31.55% 724 36.90% 1,962
Luna 1,261 48.50% 1,339 51.50% -78 -3.00% 2,600
McKinley 1,166 34.35% 2,228 65.65% -1,062 -31.29% 3,394
Mora 1,789 53.18% 1,575 46.82% 214 6.36% 3,364
Otero 1,586 50.85% 1,533 49.15% 53 1.70% 3,119
Quay 1,961 47.48% 2,169 52.52% -208 -5.04% 4,130
Rio Arriba 4,108 47.66% 4,512 52.34% -404 -4.69% 8,620
Roosevelt 2,081 54.56% 1,733 45.44% 348 9.12% 3,814
San Juan 2,177 62.02% 1,333 37.98% 844 24.05% 3,510
San Miguel 4,536 49.92% 4,551 50.08% -15 -0.17% 9,087
Sandoval 1,502 48.30% 1,608 51.70% -106 -3.41% 3,110
Santa Fe 7,110 51.31% 6,747 48.69% 363 2.62% 13,857
Sierra 1,778 58.22% 1,276 41.78% 502 16.44% 3,054
Socorro 1,854 49.35% 1,903 50.65% -49 -1.30% 3,757
Taos 2,598 46.50% 2,989 53.50% -391 -7.00% 5,587
Torrance 1,877 56.55% 1,442 43.45% 435 13.11% 3,319
Union 1,629 57.89% 1,185 42.11% 444 15.78% 2,814
Valencia 3,427 51.63% 3,210 48.37% 217 3.27% 6,637
Total 96,846 53.74% 83,359 46.26% 13,487 7.48% 180,205

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

References

  1. ^ "NM Governor - D Primary Race - Jun 06, 1950". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  2. ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.


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