1940 New Mexico gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1940 New Mexico gubernatorial election presidential New Mexico 1938 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1938 1942 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1942 no November 5, 1940 File:John E. Miles.jpg 150x150px John E. Miles Democratic Party (United States) 103,035 55.59% 3x4.svg Mauricio F. Miera Republican Party (United States) 82,306 44.41% 1940 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 215px County resultsMiles: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Miera: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% Governor John E. Miles Democratic Party (United States) John E. Miles Democratic Party (United States) The 1940 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1940, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat John E. Miles won reelection to a second term. Former governor Clyde Tingley unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination. This was the first gubernatorial election since 1924 in which Bernalillo County backed the losing candidate. This was the last election until 2006 in which Lincoln County backed a Democrat and San Juan County did not vote Democratic again until 1962. General election Results 1940 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico Secretary of State The New Mexico Blue Book State Official Register 1941-1942 Santa Fe, New Mexico New Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 Santa Fe, New Mexico Democratic Party (United States) John E. Miles (incumbent) 103,035 55.59% +3.35% Republican Party (United States) Mauricio F. Miera 82,306 44.41% -3.18% 20,729 11.18% 185,341 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +6.54% Results by county County John E. MilesDemocratic Mauricio F. MieraRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo12,68747.24%14,17152.76%-1,484-5.53%26,858Catron1,04952.11%96447.89%854.22%2,013Chaves5,15369.48%2,26430.52%2,88938.95%7,417Colfax4,36355.98%3,43144.02%93211.96%7,794Curry5,00778.42%1,37821.58%3,62956.84%6,385De Baca1,01569.14%45330.86%56238.28%1,468Doña Ana4,96354.88%4,08045.12%8839.76%9,043Eddy5,29779.11%1,39920.89%3,89858.21%6,696Grant3,86364.39%2.13635.61%1,72728.79%5,999Guadalupe1,97850.73%1,92149.27%571.46%3,899Harding99649.33%1,02350.67%-27-1.34%2,019Hidalgo1,23877.76%35422.24%88455.53%1,592Lea4,69982.15%1,02117.85%3,67864.30%5,720Lincoln1,87352.20%1,71547.80%1584.40%3,588Luna1,53661.96%94338.04%59323.92%2,479McKinley2,66262.75%1,58037.25%1,08225.51%4,242Mora1,73339.47%2,65860.53%-925-21.07%4,391Otero1,89855.06%1,54944.94%34910.12%3,447Quay3,44572.66%1,29627.34%2,14945.33%4,741Rio Arriba4,27346.12%4,99153.88%-718-7.75%9,264Roosevelt3,61078.05%1,01521.95%2,59556.11%4,625San Juan1,76654.19%1,49345.81%2738.38%3,259San Miguel5,53850.02%5,53449.98%40.04%11,072Sandoval1,75742.79%2,34957.21%-592-14.42%4,106Santa Fe6,41749.85%6,45650.15%-39-0.30%12,873Sierra1,50450.83%1,45549.17%491.66%2,959Socorro2,36145.37%2,84354.63%-482-9.26%5,204Taos3,21247.02%3,61952.98%-407-5.96%6,831Torrance2,00744.31%2,52255.69%-515-11.37%4,529Union2,24456.34%1,73943.66%50512.68%3,983Valencia2,89142.24%3,95457.76%-1,063-15.53%6,845Total103,03555.59%82,30644.41%20,72911.18%185,341 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Catron Chaves Colfax Lincoln San Juan Union Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Bernalillo Rio Arriba Santa Fe Socorro Taos References gubernatorial 1940 New Mexico Category:November 1940 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose