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1942 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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1942 New Mexico gubernatorial election presidential New Mexico 1940 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1940 1944 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1944 no November 3, 1942 File:John J. Dempsey.jpg 150x150px John J. Dempsey Democratic Party (United States) 59,258 54.55% 3x4.svg Joseph F. Tondre Republican Party (United States) 49,380 45.45% 1942 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 215px County resultsDempsey: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Tondre: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% Governor John E. Miles Democratic Party (United States) John J. Dempsey Democratic Party (United States)
The 1942 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1942, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat John E. Miles was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. Former U.S. Representative John J. Dempsey won the open seat.
General election
Results
1942 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico Secretary of State The New Mexico Blue Book State Official Register 1943-1944 Santa Fe, New Mexico New Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 Santa Fe, New Mexico
Democratic Party (United States)
John J. Dempsey
59,258
54.55%
-1.05%
Republican Party (United States)
Joseph F. Tondre
49,380
45.45%
+1.05%
9,878
9.09%
108,638
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
-2.09%
By county
County John J. DempseyDemocratic Joseph F. TondreRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo7,88051.39%7,45448.61%4262.78%15,334Catron64952.51%58747.49%625.02%1,236Chaves2,02369.14%90330.86%1,12038.28%2,926Colfax2,37150.90%2,28749.10%841.80%4,658Curry1,99878.66%54221.34%1,45657.32%2,540De Baca44371.68%17528.32%26843.37%618Doña Ana3,26065.79%1,69534.21%1,56531.58%4,955Eddy2,34279.15%61720.85%1,72558.30%2,959Grant1,78371.09%72528.91%1,05842.19%2,508Guadalupe1,60854.40%1,34845.60%2608.80%2,956Harding71051.19%67748.81%332.38%1,387Hidalgo55682.49%11817.51%43864.99%674Lea1,38676.91%41623.09%97053.83%1,802Lincoln1,03247.78%1,12852.22%-96-4.44%2,160Luna1,11568.07%52331.93%59236.14%1,638McKinley1,23355.87%97444.13%25911.74%2,207Mora1,40543.73%1,80856.27%-403-12.54%3,213Otero1,11152.43%1,00847.57%1034.86%2,119Quay1,75878.45%48321.55%1,27556.89%2,241Rio Arriba3,27950.96%3,15549.04%1241.93%6,434Roosevelt1,44081.82%32018.18%1,12063.64%1,760San Juan1,00449.65%1,01850.35%-14-0.69%2,022San Miguel4,17153.58%3,61346.42%5587.17%7,784Sandoval1,20744.77%1,48955.23%-282-10.46%2,696Santa Fe3,98845.76%4,72754.24%-739-8.48%8,715Sierra1,03456.35%80143.65%23312.70%1,835Socorro1,94449.99%1,94550.01%-1-0.03%3,889Taos2,07045.02%2,52854.98%-458-9.96%4,598Torrance1,51144.61%1,87655.39%-365-10.78%3,387Union1,33452.33%1,24547.67%1194.67%2,549Valencia1,61333.34%3,22566.66%-1,612-33.32%4,838Total59,25854.55%49,38045.45%9,8789.09%108,638
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Bernalillo
Harding
Rio Arriba
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Lincoln
San Juan
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