1946 New Mexico gubernatorial election

none March 2017 January 2025 September 2023 1946 New Mexico gubernatorial election presidential New Mexico 1944 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1944 1948 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1948 no November 5, 1946 File:Thomas J. Mabry (New Mexico Governor).jpg 150x150px Thomas J. Mabry Democratic Party (United States) 70,055 52.82% 3x4.svg Edward L. Safford Republican Party (United States) 62,575 47.18% 1946 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 215px County resultsMabry: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%Safford: #E27F7F 50–60% Governor John J. Dempsey Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. Mabry Democratic Party (United States) The 1946 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1946, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat John J. Dempsey was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. Former lieutenant governor William Duckworth unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination. Sandoval County voted for a Democratic candidate for the first time since 1916. This was the last gubernatorial election until 1982 in which the Democratic candidate carried Harding County. Primary election Democratic primary 1946 Democratic primary electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=929285 NM Governor - D Primary Race - Jun 04, 1946 Our Campaigns July 27, 2024 Thomas J. Mabry Democratic Party (United States) 23,293 37.06% William J. Barker Democratic Party (United States) 17,516 27.87% Burton Roach Democratic Party (United States) 10,692 17.01% R. H. Grissom Democratic Party (United States) 5,522 8.78% J. R. T. Herrera Democratic Party (United States) 3,639 5.79% Harley Gooch Democratic Party (United States) 2,198 3.50% 62,862 100.00% Republican primary 1946 Republican primary electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=929286 NM Governor - R Primary Race - Jun 04, 1946 Our Campaigns July 27, 2024 Edward L. Safford Republican Party (United States) 8,683 52.82% Ben F. Meyer Republican Party (United States) 5,086 30.94% William H. Duckworth Republican Party (United States) 2,160 13.14% Leon Feldhake Republican Party (United States) 511 3.11% 16,440 100.00% General election Results 1946 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 Santa Fe, New Mexico Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. Mabry 70,055 52.82% +1.01% Republican Party (United States) Edward L. Safford 62,575 47.18% -1.01% 7,480 5.64% 132,930 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +2.03% Results by county County Thomas J. MabryDemocratic Edward L. SaffordRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo10,70249.39%10,96750.61%-265-1.22%21,669Catron61454.63%51045.37%1049.25%1,124Chaves2,55951.38%2,42248.62%1372.75%4,981Colfax2,26950.97%2,18349.03%861.93%4,452Curry2,80258.14%2,01741.86%78516.29%4,819De Baca49958.98%34741.02%15217.97%846Doña Ana3,24855.29%2,62644.71%62210.59%5,874Eddy3,72364.78%2,02435.22%1,69929.56%5,747Grant3,00461.46%1,88438.54%1,12022.91%4,888Guadalupe1,34849.13%1,39650.87%-48-1.75%2,744Harding61053.42%53246.58%786.83%1,142Hidalgo50562.35%30537.65%20024.69%810Lea1,96867.47%94932.53%1,01934.93%2,917Lincoln1,11343.92%1,42156.08%-308-12.15%2,534Luna1,19857.02%90342.98%29514.04%2,101McKinley1,86956.08%1,46443.92%40512.15%3,333Mora1,35949.63%1,37950.37%-20-0.73%2,738Otero1,35350.69%1,31649.31%371.39%2,669Quay1,96063.66%1,11936.34%84127.31%3,079Rio Arriba4,17352.78%3,73347.22%4405.57%7,906Roosevelt1,58556.35%1,22843.65%35712.69%2,813San Juan1,24346.69%1,41953.31%-176-6.61%2,662San Miguel3,97654.32%3,34345.68%6338.65%7,319Sandoval1,52055.78%1,20544.22%31511.56%2,725Santa Fe4,92746.53%5,66253.47%-735-6.94%10,589Sierra90946.98%1,02653.02%-117-6.05%1,935Socorro1,67245.86%1,97454.14%-302-8.28%3,646Taos2,56250.89%2,47249.11%901.79%5,034Torrance1,11048.37%1,18551.63%-75-3.27%2,295Union1,15753.64%1,00046.36%1577.28%2,157Valencia2,51849.55%2,56450.45%-46-0.91%5,082Total70,05552.82%62,57547.18%7,4805.64%132,630 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Catron Harding Sandoval Taos Union References gubernatorial 1946 New Mexico Category:November 1946 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose