1950 New Mexico gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1950 New Mexico gubernatorial election presidential New Mexico 1948 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1948 1952 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1952 no November 7, 1950 File:Edwin L. Mechem (NM, 1953).png 150x150px Edwin L. Mechem Republican Party (United States) 96,846 53.74% File:John E. Miles.jpg John E. Miles Democratic Party (United States) 83,359 46.26% 1950 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 215px County resultsMechem: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Miles: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Thomas J. Mabry Democratic Party (United States) Edwin L. Mechem Republican Party (United States) The 1950 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1950, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat Thomas J. Mabry was term-limited, and could not run for a third consecutive term. David Chávez unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination. Republican Edwin L. Mechem comfortably won the election, defeating former Democratic governor John E. Miles. Mechem, who is the nephew of former governor Merritt C. Mechem, became the first Republican to win a gubernatorial election in New Mexico since 1928, the first governor of the state to be born after New Mexican Statehood, and would later become only the second Republican governor to be elected twice, in 1952. This was the first gubernatorial election ever in which Roosevelt County backed a Republican. Additionally, Grant County and Otero County voted Republican for the first time since 1920. No Republican candidate would carry the former again until 2014. Doña Ana County also voted Republican for the first time since 1928. Primary election Democratic primary 1950 Democratic primary electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=929295 NM Governor - D Primary Race - Jun 06, 1950 Our Campaigns July 27, 2024 John E. Miles Democratic Party (United States) 42,237 41.06% David Chávez Democratic Party (United States) 32,955 32.04% Lake J. Frazier Democratic Party (United States) 21,376 20.78% Ingram B. Pickett Democratic Party (United States) 6,295 6.12% 102,863 100.00% General election Results 1950 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 Santa Fe, New Mexico Republican Party (United States) Edwin L. Mechem 96,846 53.74% +8.46% Democratic Party (United States) John E. Miles 83,359 46.26% -8.46% 13,487 7.48% 180,205 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +16.93% Results by county County Edwin L. MechemRepublican John E. MilesDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo22,24161.91%13,68238.09%8,55923.83%35,923Catron58851.17%56148.83%272.35%1,149Chaves4,58960.97%2,93839.03%1,65121.93%7,527Colfax3,26153.77%2,80446.23%4577.54%6,065Curry3,16949.93%3,17850.07%-9-0.14%6,347De Baca62849.06%65250.94%-24-1.88%1,280Doña Ana5,67963.21%3,30536.79%2,37426.42%8,984Eddy3,62240.83%5,25059.17%-1,628-18.35%8,872Grant3,24954.91%2,66845.09%5819.82%5,917Guadalupe1,40149.93%1,40550.07%-4-0.14%2,806Harding70158.56%49641.44%20517.13%1,197Hidalgo41538.60%66061.40%-245-22.79%1,075Lea1,97443.34%2,58156.66%-607-13.33%4,555Lincoln1,54655.75%1,22744.25%31911.50%2,773Los Alamos1,34368.45%61931.55%72436.90%1,962Luna1,26148.50%1,33951.50%-78-3.00%2,600McKinley1,16634.35%2,22865.65%-1,062-31.29%3,394Mora1,78953.18%1,57546.82%2146.36%3,364Otero1,58650.85%1,53349.15%531.70%3,119Quay1,96147.48%2,16952.52%-208-5.04%4,130Rio Arriba4,10847.66%4,51252.34%-404-4.69%8,620Roosevelt2,08154.56%1,73345.44%3489.12%3,814San Juan2,17762.02%1,33337.98%84424.05%3,510San Miguel4,53649.92%4,55150.08%-15-0.17%9,087Sandoval1,50248.30%1,60851.70%-106-3.41%3,110Santa Fe7,11051.31%6,74748.69%3632.62%13,857Sierra1,77858.22%1,27641.78%50216.44%3,054Socorro1,85449.35%1,90350.65%-49-1.30%3,757Taos2,59846.50%2,98953.50%-391-7.00%5,587Torrance1,87756.55%1,44243.45%43513.11%3,319Union1,62957.89%1,18542.11%44415.78%2,814Valencia3,42751.63%3,21048.37%2173.27%6,637Total96,84653.74%83,35946.26%13,4877.48%180,205 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Catron Chaves Colfax Doña Ana Grant Otero Roosevelt Sierra Union Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Guadalupe Rio Arriba San Miguel Sandoval Socorro Taos References 1950 gubernatorial New Mexico Category:November 1950 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose