1944 New Mexico gubernatorial election Turnout 27.75%[ 1] County resultsDempsey : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Gunderson : 50-60% 60-70%
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.
County John J. Dempsey Democratic Joseph F. Tondre Republican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % 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 2,870 52.31% 2,617 47.69% 253 4.61% 5,487 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 43.35% 934 13.30% 7,022 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 Lea 2,898 71.29% 1,167 28.71% 1,731 42.58% 4,065 Lincoln 1,284 47.21% 1,436 52.79% -152 -5.59% 2,720 Luna 1,381 56.97% 1,043 43.03% 338 13.94% 2,424 McKinley 2,099 58.52% 1,488 41.48% 611 17.03% 3,587 Mora 1,320 42.09% 1,816 57.91% -496 -15.82% 3,136 Otero 1,819 56.95% 1,375 43.05% 444 13.90% 3,194 Quay 2,210 61.13% 1,405 38.87% 805 22.27% 3,615 Rio Arriba 3,690 50.48% 3,620 49.52% 70 0.96% 7,310 Roosevelt 2,568 66.63% 1,286 33.37% 1,282 33.26% 3,854 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 1,280 48.36% 1,367 51.64% -87 -3.29% 2,647 Santa Fe 4,480 45.07% 5,460 54.93% -980 -9.86% 9,940 Sierra 897 43.84% 1,149 56.16% -252 -12.32% 2,046 Socorro 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 Torrance 1,338 39.20% 2,075 60.80% -737 -21.59% 3,413 Union 1,315 45.42% 1,580 54.58% -265 -9.15% 2,895 Valencia 2,194 42.44% 2,976 57.56% -782 -15.13% 5,170 Total 76,443 51.81% 71,113 48.19% 5,330 3.61% 147,556
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican [ edit ]