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1944 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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1944 New Mexico gubernatorial election presidential New Mexico 1942 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1942 1946 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1946 no November 7, 1944 27.75%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262040 NM Governor 1944 Our Campaigns January 7, 2017 File:John J. Dempsey.jpg 150x150px John J. Dempsey Democratic Party (United States) 76,443 51.81% 3x4.svg Carroll G. Gunderson Republican Party (United States) 71,113 48.19% 1944 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 215px County resultsDempsey: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Gunderson: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% Governor John J. Dempsey Democratic Party (United States) John J. Dempsey Democratic Party (United States)
The 1944 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1944, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat John J. Dempsey won reelection to a second term.
Primary election
Republican primary
1944 Republican primary election resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262040 NM Governor 1944 Our Campaigns January 7, 2017
Carroll G. Gunderson Republican Party (United States) 9,477 59.35%Glenn L. Emmons Republican Party (United States) 6,492 40.65%
15,969 100.00%
Democratic primary
1944 Democratic primary election resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262040 NM Governor 1944 Our Campaigns January 7, 2017
John J. Dempsey (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 29,895 82.17%Edna Peterson Democratic Party (United States) 6,489 17.84%
36,384 100.00%
General election
Results
1944 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 Santa Fe, New Mexico
Democratic Party (United States)
John J. Dempsey (incumbent)
76,443
51.81%
-2.74%
Republican Party (United States)
Carroll G. Gunderson
71,113
48.19%
+2.74%
5,330
3.61%
147,556
100.00%
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
-5.48%
Results by county
County John J. DempseyDemocratic Joseph F. TondreRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo9,89443.20%13,00856.80%-3,114-13.60%22,902Catron55043.38%71856.62%-168-13.25%1,268Chaves3,47656.51%2,67543.49%80113.02%6,151Colfax2,87052.31%2,61747.69%2534.61%5,487Curry3,43962.64%2,05137.36%1,38825.28%5,490De Baca67756.51%52143.49%15613.02%1,198Doña Ana3,97856.65%3,04443.35%93413.30%7,022Eddy5,27972.71%1,98127.29%3,29845.43%7,260Grant3,01957.36%2,24442.64%77514.73%5,263Guadalupe1,39944.81%1,72355.19%-324-10.38%3,122Harding62844.29%79055.71%-162-11.42%1,418Hidalgo83373.52%30026.48%53347.04%1,133Lea2,89871.29%1,16728.71%1,73142.58%4,065Lincoln1,28447.21%1,43652.79%-152-5.59%2,720Luna1,38156.97%1,04343.03%33813.94%2,424McKinley2,09958.52%1,48841.48%61117.03%3,587Mora1,32042.09%1,81657.91%-496-15.82%3,136Otero1,81956.95%1,37543.05%44413.90%3,194Quay2,21061.13%1,40538.87%80522.27%3,615Rio Arriba3,69050.48%3,62049.52%700.96%7,310Roosevelt2,56866.63%1,28633.37%1,28233.26%3,854San Juan1,02541.58%1,44058.42%-415-16.84%2,465San Miguel4,32550.95%4,16349.05%1621.91%8,488Sandoval1,28048.36%1,36751.64%-87-3.29%2,647Santa Fe4,48045.07%5,46054.93%-980-9.86%9,940Sierra89743.84%1,14956.16%-252-12.32%2,046Socorro1,84847.15%2,07152.85%-223-5.69%3,919Taos2,43049.05%2,52450.95%-94-1.90%4,954Torrance1,33839.20%2,07560.80%-737-21.59%3,413Union1,31545.42%1,58054.58%-265-9.15%2,895Valencia2,19442.44%2,97657.56%-782-15.13%5,170Total76,44351.81%71,11348.19%5,3303.61%147,556
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Bernalillo
Catron
Guadalupe
Harding
Sierra
Union
References
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