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1948 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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1948 New Mexico gubernatorial election presidential New Mexico 1946 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1946 1950 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1950 no November 2, 1948 File:Thomas J. Mabry (New Mexico Governor).jpg 150x150px Thomas J. Mabry Democratic Party (United States) 103,969 54.72% 3x4.svg Manuel Lujan Sr. Republican Party (United States) 86,023 45.28% 1948 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 215px County resultsMabry: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Lujan: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% Governor Thomas J. Mabry Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. Mabry Democratic Party (United States)
The 1948 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1948, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat Thomas J. Mabry won reelection to a second term, defeating Manuel Lujan Sr., mayor of Santa Fe.
Primary election
Democratic primary
1948 Democratic primary electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=929293 NM Governor - D Primary Race - Jun 08, 1948 Our Campaigns July 27, 2024
Thomas J. Mabry (incumbent)
Democratic Party (United States)
41,991
59.42%
Eugene Allison
Democratic Party (United States)
16,201
22.92%
Ralph Gallegos
Democratic Party (United States)
12,478
17.66%
70,670
100.00%
Republican primary
1948 Republican primary electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=929294 NM Governor - R Primary Race - Jun 08, 1948 Our Campaigns July 27, 2024
Manuel Lujan Sr.
Republican Party (United States)
13,302
54.64%
Philip Hubbell
Republican Party (United States)
8,098
33.26%
Ernest W. Everly
Republican Party (United States)
2,296
9.43%
Bosco Powers
Republican Party (United States)
649
2.67%
24,345
100.00%
General election
Results
1948 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held November 2, 1948New Mexico Secretary of State Official Returns of the 1948 Elections 10 Santa Fe, New Mexico New Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 Santa Fe, New Mexico
Democratic Party (United States)
Thomas J. Mabry (incumbent)
103,969
54.72%
+1.90%
Republican Party (United States)
Manuel Lujan Sr.
86,023
45.28%
-1.90%
17,946
9.45%
189,992
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
+3.81%
Results by county
County Thomas J. MabryDemocratic Manuel LujanRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo17,56648.69%18,50951.31%-943-2.61%36,075Catron67356.75%51343.25%16013.49%1,186Chaves5,04063.87%2,85136.13%2,18927.74%7,891Colfax3,48552.30%3,17847.70%3074.61%6,663Curry6,30377.84%1,79422.16%4,50955.69%8,097De Baca69059.13%47740.87%21318.25%1,167Doña Ana4,90256.42%3,78743.58%1,11512.83%8,689Eddy8,18580.54%1,97819.46%6,20761.07%10,163Grant4,04269.06%1,81130.94%2,23138.12%5,853Guadalupe1,40144.96%1,71555.04%-314-10.08%3,116Harding62947.33%70052.67%-71-5.34%1,329Hidalgo97777.23%28822.77%68954.47%1,265Lea4,84980.04%1,20919.96%3,64060.09%6,058Lincoln1,42646.21%1,66053.79%-234-7.58%3,086Luna1,62862.52%97637.48%65225.04%2,604McKinley3,06759.39%2,09740.61%97018.78%5,164Mora1,30937.91%2,14462.09%-835-24.18%3,453Otero2,22958.38%1,58941.62%64016.76%3,818Quay3,14068.87%1,41931.13%1,72137.75%4,559Rio Arriba3,90142.79%5,21657.21%-1,315-14.42%9,117Roosevelt3,44581.73%77018.27%2,67563.46%4,215San Juan1,77343.56%2,29756.44%-524-12.87%4,070San Miguel4,36544.73%5,39455.27%-1,029-10.54%9,759Sandoval1,70347.28%1,89952.72%-196-5.44%3,602Santa Fe5,76941.86%8,01258.14%-2,243-16.28%13,781Sierra1,51553.88%1,29746.12%2187.75%2,812Socorro1,57040.82%2,27659.18%-706-18.36%3,846Taos2,34940.03%3,51959.97%-1,170-19.94%5,868Torrance1,70849.48%1,74450.52%-36-1.04%3,452Union1,77460.82%1,14339.18%63121.63%2,917Valencia2,55640.46%3,76159.54%-1,205-19.08%6,317Total103,96954.72%86,02345.28%17,9469.45%189,992
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Sierra
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Harding
Rio Arriba
San Miguel
Sandoval
Taos
References
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