1954 New Mexico gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1954 New Mexico gubernatorial election presidential New Mexico 1952 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1952 1956 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1956 no November 2, 1954 File:John F. Simms (New Mexico Governor).jpg John F. Simms Democratic Party (United States) 110,583 57.01% 3x4.svg Alvin Stockton Republican Party (United States) 83,373 42.99% 1954 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsSimms: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Stockton: #e27f7f 50–60% Governor Edwin L. Mechem Republican Party (United States) John F. Simms Democratic Party (United States) The 1954 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1954, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Edwin L. Mechem was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. Democrat John F. Simms defeated Republican Alvin Stockton, winning the largest share of the vote for any candidate since Clyde Tingley in 1936. Simms was the first Democrat since Tingley in 1936 to carry Torrance County and Valencia County. General election Results 1954 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held November 2, 1954 - State of New MexicoNew Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 Santa Fe, New Mexico Democratic Party (United States) John F. Simms 110,583 57.01% +10.78% Republican Party (United States) Alvin Stockton 83,373 42.99% -10.78% 27,210 14.03% 193,956 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +21.56% Results by county County John F. SimmsDemocratic Alvin StocktonRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo24,69554.19%20,87445.81%3,8218.39%45,569Catron57348.60%60651.40%-33-2.80%1,179Chaves4,29152.94%3,81547.06%4765.87%8,106Colfax2,75151.43%2,59848.57%1532.86%5,349Curry3,48960.42%2,28639.58%1,20320.83%5,775De Baca67461.55%42138.45%25323.11%1,095Doña Ana4,80358.44%3,41541.53%1,38816.89%8,218Eddy7,06469.65%3,07830.35%3,98639.30%10,142Grant3,79870.73%1,57229.27%2,22641.45%5,370Guadalupe1,51454.64%1,25745.36%2579.27%2,771Harding52049.90%52250.10%-2-0.19%1,042Hidalgo73570.27%31129.73%42440.54%1,046Lea4,22169.81%1,82530.19%2,39639.63%6,046Lincoln1,31949.27%1,35850.73%-39-1.46%2,677Los Alamos2,05159.14%1,41740.86%63418.28%3,468Luna1,54262.89%91037.11%63225.77%2,452McKinley3,34264.58%1,83335.42%1,50929.16%5,175Mora1,34845.51%1,61454.49%-266-8.98%2,962Otero2,40259.03%1,66740.97%73518.06%4,069Quay2,39664.39%1,32535.61%1,07128.78%3,721Rio Arriba4,61253.27%4,04546.73%5676.55%8,657Roosevelt2,85972.12%1,10527.88%1,75444.25%3,964San Juan2,17348.63%2,29551.37%-122-2.73%4,468San Miguel4,80954.19%4,06645.81%7438.37%8,875Sandoval1,71852.28%1,56847.72%1504.56%3,286Santa Fe7,54853.39%6,59046.61%9586.78%14,138Sierra1,48052.26%1,35247.74%1284.52%2,832Socorro2,01055.31%1,62444.69%38610.62%3,634Taos3,24658.57%2,29641.43%95017.14%5,542Torrance1,47952.88%1,31847.12%1615.76%2,797Union1,38351.66%1,29448.34%893.32%2,677Valencia3,73854.54%3,11645.46%6229.07%6,854Total110,58357.01%83,37342.99%27,21014.03%193,956 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Bernalillo Chaves Colfax Curry De Baca Doña Ana Guadalupe Luna McKinley Otero Quay Roosevelt San Miguel Sandoval Santa Fe Sierra Socorro Taos Torrance Union Valencia References 1954 gubernatorial New Mexico Category:November 1954 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose