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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 ]