1952 New Mexico gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1952 New Mexico gubernatorial election presidential New Mexico 1950 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1950 1954 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1954 no November 4, 1952 File:Edwin L. Mechem (NM, 1953).png 150x150px Edwin L. Mechem Republican Party (United States) 129,116 53.76% 3x4.svg Everett Grantham Democratic Party (United States) 111,034 46.24% 1952 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 215px County resultsMechem: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70%Grantham: #7996E2 50–60% Governor Edwin L. Mechem Republican Party (United States) Edwin L. Mechem Republican Party (United States) The 1952 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1952, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Edwin L. Mechem ran for and won reelection to a second term. Mechem was the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to ever win Curry County, De Baca County, and Quay County. Moreover, Luna County and McKinley County voted Republican for the first time since 1930. Mechem was the last Republican to carry Otero County until Joe Skeen in 1974. General election Results 1952 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held November 4, 1952 - State of New MexicoNew Mexico Secretary of State Official Returns of the 1952 Elections 1 Santa Fe, New Mexico New Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 Santa Fe, New Mexico Republican Party (United States) Edwin L. Mechem (incumbent) 129,116 53.76% +0.02% Democratic Party (United States) Everett Grantham 111,034 46.24% -0.02% 18,082 7.53% 240,150 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +0.05% Results by county County Edwin L. MechemRepublican Everett GranthamDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo31,65655.03%25,86644.97%5,79010.07%57,522Catron76862.44%46237.56%30624.88%1,230Chaves6,63760.65%4,30739.35%2,33021.29%10,944Colfax3,59154.12%3,04445.88%5478.24%6,635Curry5,05658.48%3,59041.52%1,46616.96%8,646De Baca75454.60%62745.40%1279.20%1,381Doña Ana6,36260.64%4,12939.36%2,23321.28%10,491Eddy6,01143.69%7,74856.31%-1,737-12.62%13,759Grant3,29441.09%4,72358.91%-1,429-17.82%8,017Guadalupe1,52552.14%1,40047.86%1254.27%2,925Harding80265.42%42434.58%37830.83%1,226Hidalgo71646.28%83153.72%-115-7.43%1,547Lea4,30442.87%5,73557.13%-1,431-14.25%10,039Lincoln2,07065.94%1,06934.06%1,00131.89%3,139Los Alamos2,12546.96%2,40053.04%-275-6.08%4,525Luna1,68655.31%1,36244.69%32410.63%3,048McKinley3,27852.38%2,98047.62%2984.76%6,258Mora1,84956.80%1,40643.20%44313.61%3,255Otero2,58754.76%2,13745.24%4509.53%4,724Quay2,77653.74%2,39046.26%3867.47%5,166Rio Arriba4,33148.62%4,57651.38%-245-2.75%8,907Roosevelt2,99354.38%2,51145.62%4828.76%5,504San Juan3,92968.35%1,81931.65%2,11036.71%5,748San Miguel5,13952.15%4,71547.85%4244.30%9,854Sandoval1,77851.46%1,67748.54%1012.92%3,455Santa Fe8,48753.50%7,37846.50%1,1096.99%15,865Sierra1,93759.82%1,30140.18%63619.64%3,238Socorro2,19954.69%1,82245.31%3779.38%4,021Taos2,95351.98%2,72848.02%2253.96%5,681Torrance1,58851.96%1,46848.04%1203.93%3,056Union2,03663.66%1,16236.34%87427.33%3,198Valencia3,89954.56%3,24745.44%6529.12%7,146Total129,11653.76%111,03446.24%18,0827.53%240,150 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Curry De Baca Guadalupe Luna McKinley Quay San Miguel Sandoval Socorro Taos Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Grant Los Alamos References 1952 gubernatorial New Mexico Category:November 1952 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose