1956 New Mexico gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1956 New Mexico gubernatorial election presidential New Mexico 1954 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1954 1958 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1958 no November 6, 1956 File:Edwin Mechem.jpg 150x150px Edwin L. Mechem Republican Party (United States) 131,488 52.23% File:John F. Simms (New Mexico Governor).jpg John F. Simms Democratic Party (United States) 120,263 47.77% 1956 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsMechem: #e27f7f 50–60%Simms: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor John F. Simms Democratic Party (United States) Edwin L. Mechem Republican Party (United States) The 1956 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1956, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat John F. Simms ran for reelection to a second term but was defeated by former governor Edwin L. Mechem. This was the last gubernatorial election until 1994 in which a Republican carried Sandoval County. Primary election Democratic primary The Democratic primary was won by incumbent governor John F. Simms. Results New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1956http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=757548 NM Governor D Primary 1956 Our Campaigns January 1, 2017 Democratic Party (United States) John F. Simms (incumbent) 46,722 48.30% Democratic Party (United States) Ingram B. Pickett 43,937 45.42% Democratic Party (United States) Robert F. Stephens 6,067 6.27% 96,726 100.00% Republican primary The Republican primary was won by former governor Edwin L. Mechem. Results December 2016 General election Results 1956 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held November 6, 1956 - State of New MexicoNew Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 Santa Fe, New Mexico Republican Party (United States) Edwin L. Mechem 131,488 52.23% +9.24% Democratic Party (United States) John F. Simms (incumbent) 120,263 47.77% -9.24% 11,225 4.46% 251,751 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +18.49% Results by county County Edwin L. MechemRepublican John F. SimmsDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo38,20759.02%26,52540.98%11,68218.05%64,732Catron66856.18%52143.82%14712.36%1,189Chaves6,16752.23%5,64047.77%5274.46%11,807Colfax2,90754.40%2,43745.60%4708.79%5,344Curry4,37152.38%3,97447.62%3974.76%8,345De Baca65250.15%64849.85%40.31%1,300Doña Ana6,47654.50%5,40745.50%1,0699.00%11,883Eddy5,34637.10%9,06562.90%-3,719-25.81%14,411Grant2,77238.29%4,46761.71%-1,695-23.41%7,239Guadalupe1,44353.07%1,27646.93%1676.14%2,719Harding63257.82%46142.18%17115.65%1,093Hidalgo58937.93%96462.07%-375-24.15%1,553Lea4,40137.87%7,22062.13%-2,819-24.26%11,621Lincoln1,79059.59%1,21440.41%57619.17%3,004Los Alamos1,68936.69%2,91463.31%-1,225-26.61%4,603Luna1,15138.52%1,83761.48%-686-22.96%2,988McKinley4,32956.03%3,39743.97%93212.06%7,726Mora1,73658.59%1,22741.41%50917.18%2,963Otero3,09748.58%3,27851.42%-181-2.84%6,375Quay2,09548.60%2,21651.40%-121-2.81%4,311Rio Arriba4,72153.40%4,11946.60%6026.81%8,840Roosevelt2,31546.64%2,64953.36%-334-6.73%4,964San Juan4,06753.83%3,48846.17%5797.66%7,555San Miguel4,98454.54%4,15445.46%8309.08%9,138Sandoval1,83753.68%1,58546.32%2527.36%3,422Santa Fe8,39251.59%7,87548.41%5173.18%16,267Sierra1,73458.27%1,24241.73%49216.53%2,976Socorro2,14956.01%1,68843.99%46112.01%3,837Taos3,16254.19%2,67345.81%4898.38%5,835Torrance1,46153.01%1,29546.99%1666.02%2,756Union1,39450.42%1,37149.58%230.83%2,765Valencia4,75458.05%3,43641.95%1,31816.09%8,190Total131,48852.23%120,26347.77%11,2254.46%251,751 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Bernalillo Chaves Colfax Curry De Baca Doña Ana Guadalupe McKinley Rio Arriba San Miguel Sandoval Santa Fe Sierra Socorro Taos Torrance Union Valencia References 1956 gubernatorial New Mexico Category:November 1956 in the United States