1944 New Mexico gubernatorial election

1944 New Mexico gubernatorial election
Turnout	27.75%
	County results; Dempsey: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Gunderson: 50-60% 60-70%
Governor before election; John J. Dempsey; Democratic	Elected Governor ; John J. Dempsey; Democratic

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.

Primary election

Republican primary

1944 Republican primary election results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carroll G. Gunderson	9,477	59.35%
	Republican	Glenn L. Emmons	6,492	40.65%
Total votes			15,969	100.00%

Democratic primary

1944 Republican primary election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. Dempsey (incumbent)	29,895	82.17%
	Democratic	Edna Peterson	6,489	17.84%
Total votes			36,384	100.00%

General election

Results

1944 New Mexico gubernatorial election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John J. Dempsey (incumbent)	76,443	51.81%	−2.74%
	Republican	Carroll G. Gunderson	71,113	48.19%	+2.74%
Majority			5,330	3.61%
Total votes			147,556	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing	-5.48%

Results by county

County	John J. Dempsey Democratic		Joseph F. Tondre Republican		Margin		Total votes cast
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	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

References

^ "NM Governor 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
^ "NM Governor 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
^ "NM Governor 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
^ New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.

[1] "NM Governor 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 7, 2017.

[2] "NM Governor 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 7, 2017.

[3] "NM Governor 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 7, 2017.

[4] New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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