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.
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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
editDemocratic primary
edit| 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
editResults
edit| 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
edit| 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
editCounties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editReferences
edit- ^ "NM Governor - D Primary Race - Jun 06, 1950". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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