| Election Name: | 1944 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Previous Election: | 1942 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1942 |
| Next Election: | 1946 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1946 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1944 |
| Turnout: | 27.75%[1] |
| Nominee1: | John J. Dempsey |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 76,443 |
| Percentage1: | 51.81% |
| Nominee2: | Carroll G. Gunderson |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 71,113 |
| Percentage2: | 48.19% |
| Map Size: | 215px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John J. Dempsey |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John J. Dempsey |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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 | ||||||||