1948 New Mexico gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1948 New Mexico gubernatorial election
Type:presidential
Country:New Mexico
Previous Election:1946 New Mexico gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1946
Next Election:1950 New Mexico gubernatorial election
Next Year:1950
Ongoing:no
Election Date:November 2, 1948
Nominee1:Thomas J. Mabry
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:103,969
Percentage1:54.72%
Nominee2:Manuel Lujan Sr.
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:86,023
Percentage2:45.28%
Map Size:215px
Governor
Before Election:Thomas J. Mabry
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Thomas J. Mabry
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1948 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1948, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat Thomas J. Mabry won reelection to a second term, defeating Manuel Lujan Sr., mayor of Santa Fe.

Primary election

Republican primary

General election

Results by county

CountyThomas J. Mabry
Democratic
Manuel Lujan
Republican
MarginTotal votes cast
%%%
Bernalillo17,56648.69%18,50951.31%-943-2.61%36,075
Catron67356.75%51343.25%16013.49%1,186
Chaves5,04063.87%2,85136.13%2,18927.74%7,891
Colfax3,48552.30%3,17847.70%3074.61%6,663
Curry6,30377.84%1,79422.16%4,50955.69%8,097
De Baca69059.13%47740.87%21318.25%1,167
Doña Ana4,90256.42%3,78743.58%1,11512.83%8,689
Eddy8,18580.54%1,97819.46%6,20761.07%10,163
Grant4,04269.06%1,81130.94%2,23138.12%5,853
Guadalupe1,40144.96%1,71555.04%-314-10.08%3,116
Harding62947.33%70052.67%-71-5.34%1,329
Hidalgo97777.23%28822.77%68954.47%1,265
Lea4,84980.04%1,20919.96%3,64060.09%6,058
Lincoln1,42646.21%1,66053.79%-234-7.58%3,086
Luna1,62862.52%97637.48%65225.04%2,604
McKinley3,06759.39%2,09740.61%97018.78%5,164
Mora1,30937.91%2,14462.09%-835-24.18%3,453
Otero2,22958.38%1,58941.62%64016.76%3,818
Quay3,14068.87%1,41931.13%1,72137.75%4,559
Rio Arriba3,90142.79%5,21657.21%-1,315-14.42%9,117
Roosevelt3,44581.73%77018.27%2,67563.46%4,215
San Juan1,77343.56%2,29756.44%-524-12.87%4,070
San Miguel4,36544.73%5,39455.27%-1,029-10.54%9,759
Sandoval1,70347.28%1,89952.72%-196-5.44%3,602
Santa Fe5,76941.86%8,01258.14%-2,243-16.28%13,781
Sierra1,51553.88%1,29746.12%2187.75%2,812
Socorro1,57040.82%2,27659.18%-706-18.36%3,846
Taos2,34940.03%3,51959.97%-1,170-19.94%5,868
Torrance1,70849.48%1,74450.52%-36-1.04%3,452
Union1,77460.82%1,14339.18%63121.63%2,917
Valencia2,55640.46%3,76159.54%-1,205-19.08%6,317
Total103,96954.72%86,02345.28%17,9469.45%189,992

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican