1944 New Mexico gubernatorial election|
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| Turnout | 27.75%[1] |
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County results
Dempsey: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Gunderson: 50-60% 60-70% |
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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
Democratic primary
General election
Results
Results by county
| County
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John J. Dempsey
Democratic
|
Joseph F. Tondre
Republican
|
Margin
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Total votes cast
|
| #
|
%
|
#
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%
|
#
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%
|
| Bernalillo
|
9,894
|
43.20%
|
13,008
|
56.80%
|
-3,114
|
-13.60%
|
22,902
|
| Catron
|
550
|
43.38%
|
718
|
56.62%
|
-168
|
-13.25%
|
1,268
|
| Chaves
|
3,476
|
56.51%
|
2,675
|
43.49%
|
801
|
13.02%
|
6,151
|
| Colfax
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2,870
|
52.31%
|
2,617
|
47.69%
|
253
|
4.61%
|
5,487
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| Curry
|
3,439
|
62.64%
|
2,051
|
37.36%
|
1,388
|
25.28%
|
5,490
|
| De Baca
|
677
|
56.51%
|
521
|
43.49%
|
156
|
13.02%
|
1,198
|
| Doña Ana
|
3,978
|
56.65%
|
3,044
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43.35%
|
934
|
13.30%
|
7,022
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| Eddy
|
5,279
|
72.71%
|
1,981
|
27.29%
|
3,298
|
45.43%
|
7,260
|
| Grant
|
3,019
|
57.36%
|
2,244
|
42.64%
|
775
|
14.73%
|
5,263
|
| Guadalupe
|
1,399
|
44.81%
|
1,723
|
55.19%
|
-324
|
-10.38%
|
3,122
|
| Harding
|
628
|
44.29%
|
790
|
55.71%
|
-162
|
-11.42%
|
1,418
|
| Hidalgo
|
833
|
73.52%
|
300
|
26.48%
|
533
|
47.04%
|
1,133
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| Lea
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2,898
|
71.29%
|
1,167
|
28.71%
|
1,731
|
42.58%
|
4,065
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| Lincoln
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1,284
|
47.21%
|
1,436
|
52.79%
|
-152
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-5.59%
|
2,720
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| Luna
|
1,381
|
56.97%
|
1,043
|
43.03%
|
338
|
13.94%
|
2,424
|
| McKinley
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2,099
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58.52%
|
1,488
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41.48%
|
611
|
17.03%
|
3,587
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| Mora
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1,320
|
42.09%
|
1,816
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57.91%
|
-496
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-15.82%
|
3,136
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| Otero
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1,819
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56.95%
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1,375
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43.05%
|
444
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13.90%
|
3,194
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| Quay
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2,210
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61.13%
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1,405
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38.87%
|
805
|
22.27%
|
3,615
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| Rio Arriba
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3,690
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50.48%
|
3,620
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49.52%
|
70
|
0.96%
|
7,310
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| Roosevelt
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2,568
|
66.63%
|
1,286
|
33.37%
|
1,282
|
33.26%
|
3,854
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| San Juan
|
1,025
|
41.58%
|
1,440
|
58.42%
|
-415
|
-16.84%
|
2,465
|
| San Miguel
|
4,325
|
50.95%
|
4,163
|
49.05%
|
162
|
1.91%
|
8,488
|
| Sandoval
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1,280
|
48.36%
|
1,367
|
51.64%
|
-87
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-3.29%
|
2,647
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| Santa Fe
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4,480
|
45.07%
|
5,460
|
54.93%
|
-980
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-9.86%
|
9,940
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| Sierra
|
897
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43.84%
|
1,149
|
56.16%
|
-252
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-12.32%
|
2,046
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| Socorro
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1,848
|
47.15%
|
2,071
|
52.85%
|
-223
|
-5.69%
|
3,919
|
| Taos
|
2,430
|
49.05%
|
2,524
|
50.95%
|
-94
|
-1.90%
|
4,954
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| Torrance
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1,338
|
39.20%
|
2,075
|
60.80%
|
-737
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-21.59%
|
3,413
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| Union
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1,315
|
45.42%
|
1,580
|
54.58%
|
-265
|
-9.15%
|
2,895
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| Valencia
|
2,194
|
42.44%
|
2,976
|
57.56%
|
-782
|
-15.13%
|
5,170
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| Total |
76,443 |
51.81% |
71,113 |
48.19% |
5,330 |
3.61% |
147,556
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
References