1940 New Mexico gubernatorial election

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1940 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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  1938 November 5, 1940 1942  
  John E. Miles.jpg No image.svg
Nominee John E. Miles Mauricio F. Miera
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote103,03582,306
Percentage55.59%44.41%

1940 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Miles:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Miera:      50-60%     60-70%

Governor before election

John E. Miles
Democratic

Elected Governor

John E. Miles
Democratic

The 1940 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1940, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat John E. Miles won reelection to a second term. Former governor Clyde Tingley unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination. This was the first gubernatorial election since 1924 in which Bernalillo County backed the losing candidate. This was the last election until 2006 in which Lincoln County backed a Democrat and San Juan County did not vote Democratic again until 1962.

Contents

General election

Results

1940 New Mexico gubernatorial election [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John E. Miles (incumbent) 103,035 55.59% +3.35%
Republican Mauricio F. Miera82,30644.41%−3.18%
Majority20,72911.18%
Total votes185,341 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing +6.54%

Results by county

CountyJohn E. Miles
Democratic
Mauricio F. Miera
Republican
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %
Bernalillo 12,68747.24%14,17152.76%-1,484-5.53%26,858
Catron 1,04952.11%96447.89%854.22%2,013
Chaves 5,15369.48%2,26430.52%2,88938.95%7,417
Colfax 4,36355.98%3,43144.02%93211.96%7,794
Curry 5,00778.42%1,37821.58%3,62956.84%6,385
De Baca 1,01569.14%45330.86%56238.28%1,468
Doña Ana 4,96354.88%4,08045.12%8839.76%9,043
Eddy 5,29779.11%1,39920.89%3,89858.21%6,696
Grant 3,86364.39%2.13635.61%1,72728.79%5,999
Guadalupe 1,97850.73%1,92149.27%571.46%3,899
Harding 99649.33%1,02350.67%-27-1.34%2,019
Hidalgo 1,23877.76%35422.24%88455.53%1,592
Lea 4,69982.15%1,02117.85%3,67864.30%5,720
Lincoln 1,87352.20%1,71547.80%1584.40%3,588
Luna 1,53661.96%94338.04%59323.92%2,479
McKinley 2,66262.75%1,58037.25%1,08225.51%4,242
Mora 1,73339.47%2,65860.53%-925-21.07%4,391
Otero 1,89855.06%1,54944.94%34910.12%3,447
Quay 3,44572.66%1,29627.34%2,14945.33%4,741
Rio Arriba 4,27346.12%4,99153.88%-718-7.75%9,264
Roosevelt 3,61078.05%1,01521.95%2,59556.11%4,625
San Juan 1,76654.19%1,49345.81%2738.38%3,259
San Miguel 5,53850.02%5,53449.98%40.04%11,072
Sandoval 1,75742.79%2,34957.21%-592-14.42%4,106
Santa Fe 6,41749.85%6,45650.15%-39-0.30%12,873
Sierra 1,50450.83%1,45549.17%491.66%2,959
Socorro 2,36145.37%2,84354.63%-482-9.26%5,204
Taos 3,21247.02%3,61952.98%-407-5.96%6,831
Torrance 2,00744.31%2,52255.69%-515-11.37%4,529
Union 2,24456.34%1,73943.66%50512.68%3,983
Valencia 2,89142.24%3,95457.76%-1,063-15.53%6,845
Total103,03555.59%82,30644.41%20,72911.18%185,341

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

  1. New Mexico Secretary of State. The New Mexico Blue Book State Official Register 1941-1942. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  2. New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.