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The 1954 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1954, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Edwin L. Mechem was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. Democrat John F. Simms defeated Republican Alvin Stockton, winning the largest share of the vote for any candidate since Clyde Tingley in 1936. Simms was the first Democrat since Tingley in 1936 to carry Torrance County and Valencia County.

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Results

1954 New Mexico gubernatorial election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John F. Simms 110,583 57.01% +10.78%
Republican Alvin Stockton 83,373 42.99% −10.78%
Majority 27,210 14.03%
Total votes 193,956 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing +21.56%

Results by county

County John F. Simms
Democratic 		Alvin Stockton
Republican 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Bernalillo 24,695 54.19% 20,874 45.81% 3,821 8.39% 45,569
Catron 573 48.60% 606 51.40% -33 -2.80% 1,179
Chaves 4,291 52.94% 3,815 47.06% 476 5.87% 8,106
Colfax 2,751 51.43% 2,598 48.57% 153 2.86% 5,349
Curry 3,489 60.42% 2,286 39.58% 1,203 20.83% 5,775
De Baca 674 61.55% 421 38.45% 253 23.11% 1,095
Doña Ana 4,803 58.44% 3,415 41.53% 1,388 16.89% 8,218
Eddy 7,064 69.65% 3,078 30.35% 3,986 39.30% 10,142
Grant 3,798 70.73% 1,572 29.27% 2,226 41.45% 5,370
Guadalupe 1,514 54.64% 1,257 45.36% 257 9.27% 2,771
Harding 520 49.90% 522 50.10% -2 -0.19% 1,042
Hidalgo 735 70.27% 311 29.73% 424 40.54% 1,046
Lea 4,221 69.81% 1,825 30.19% 2,396 39.63% 6,046
Lincoln 1,319 49.27% 1,358 50.73% -39 -1.46% 2,677
Los Alamos 2,051 59.14% 1,417 40.86% 634 18.28% 3,468
Luna 1,542 62.89% 910 37.11% 632 25.77% 2,452
McKinley 3,342 64.58% 1,833 35.42% 1,509 29.16% 5,175
Mora 1,348 45.51% 1,614 54.49% -266 -8.98% 2,962
Otero 2,402 59.03% 1,667 40.97% 735 18.06% 4,069
Quay 2,396 64.39% 1,325 35.61% 1,071 28.78% 3,721
Rio Arriba 4,612 53.27% 4,045 46.73% 567 6.55% 8,657
Roosevelt 2,859 72.12% 1,105 27.88% 1,754 44.25% 3,964
San Juan 2,173 48.63% 2,295 51.37% -122 -2.73% 4,468
San Miguel 4,809 54.19% 4,066 45.81% 743 8.37% 8,875
Sandoval 1,718 52.28% 1,568 47.72% 150 4.56% 3,286
Santa Fe 7,548 53.39% 6,590 46.61% 958 6.78% 14,138
Sierra 1,480 52.26% 1,352 47.74% 128 4.52% 2,832
Socorro 2,010 55.31% 1,624 44.69% 386 10.62% 3,634
Taos 3,246 58.57% 2,296 41.43% 950 17.14% 5,542
Torrance 1,479 52.88% 1,318 47.12% 161 5.76% 2,797
Union 1,383 51.66% 1,294 48.34% 89 3.32% 2,677
Valencia 3,738 54.54% 3,116 45.46% 622 9.07% 6,854
Total 110,583 57.01% 83,373 42.99% 27,210 14.03% 193,956

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

References

  1. ^ New Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held November 2, 1954 - State of New Mexico
  2. ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.


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