1942 New Mexico gubernatorial election

1942 New Mexico gubernatorial election

← 1940 November 3, 1942 1944 →
 
Nominee John J. Dempsey Joseph F. Tondre
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 59,258 49,380
Percentage 54.55% 45.45%

County results
Dempsey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Tondre:      50-60%      60-70%

Governor before election

John E. Miles
Democratic

Elected Governor

John J. Dempsey
Democratic

The 1942 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1942, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat John E. Miles was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. Former U.S. Representative John J. Dempsey won the open seat.

General election

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Results

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1942 New Mexico gubernatorial election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John J. Dempsey 59,258 54.55% −1.05%
Republican Joseph F. Tondre 49,380 45.45% +1.05%
Majority 9,878 9.09%
Total votes 108,638 100.00%
Democratic hold

Results by county

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County John J. Dempsey
Democratic
Joseph F. Tondre
Republican
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Bernalillo 7,880 51.39% 7,454 48.61% 426 2.78% 15,334
Catron 649 52.51% 587 47.49% 62 5.02% 1,236
Chaves 2,023 69.14% 903 30.86% 1,120 38.28% 2,926
Colfax 2,371 50.90% 2,287 49.10% 84 1.80% 4,658
Curry 1,998 78.66% 542 21.34% 1,456 57.32% 2,540
De Baca 443 71.68% 175 28.32% 268 43.37% 618
Doña Ana 3,260 65.79% 1,695 34.21% 1,565 31.58% 4,955
Eddy 2,342 79.15% 617 20.85% 1,725 58.30% 2,959
Grant 1,783 71.09% 725 28.91% 1,058 42.19% 2,508
Guadalupe 1,608 54.40% 1,348 45.60% 260 8.80% 2,956
Harding 710 51.19% 677 48.81% 33 2.38% 1,387
Hidalgo 556 82.49% 118 17.51% 438 64.99% 674
Lea 1,386 76.91% 416 23.09% 970 53.83% 1,802
Lincoln 1,032 47.78% 1,128 52.22% -96 -4.44% 2,160
Luna 1,115 68.07% 523 31.93% 592 36.14% 1,638
McKinley 1,233 55.87% 974 44.13% 259 11.74% 2,207
Mora 1,405 43.73% 1,808 56.27% -403 -12.54% 3,213
Otero 1,111 52.43% 1,008 47.57% 103 4.86% 2,119
Quay 1,758 78.45% 483 21.55% 1,275 56.89% 2,241
Rio Arriba 3,279 50.96% 3,155 49.04% 124 1.93% 6,434
Roosevelt 1,440 81.82% 320 18.18% 1,120 63.64% 1,760
San Juan 1,004 49.65% 1,018 50.35% -14 -0.69% 2,022
San Miguel 4,171 53.58% 3,613 46.42% 558 7.17% 7,784
Sandoval 1,207 44.77% 1,489 55.23% -282 -10.46% 2,696
Santa Fe 3,988 45.76% 4,727 54.24% -739 -8.48% 8,715
Sierra 1,034 56.35% 801 43.65% 233 12.70% 1,835
Socorro 1/944 49.99% 1,945 50.01% -1 -0.03% 3,889
Taos 2,070 45.02% 2,528 54.98% -458 -9.96% 4,598
Torrance 1,511 44.61% 1,876 55.39% -365 -10.78% 3,387
Union 1,334 52.33% 1,245 47.67% 119 4.67% 2,549
Valencia 1,613 33.34% 3,225 66.66% -1,612 -33.32% 4,838
Total 59,258 54.55% 49,380 45.45% 9,878 9.09% 108,638

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

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  1. ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. The New Mexico Blue Book State Official Register 1943-1944. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  2. ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.