1948 New Mexico gubernatorial election

1948 New Mexico gubernatorial election
	County results; Mabry: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Lujan: 50-60% 60-70%
Governor before election; Thomas J. Mabry; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Thomas J. Mabry; Democratic

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

Democratic primary

1948 Democratic primary election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Mabry (incumbent)	41,991	59.42%
	Democratic	Eugene Allison	16,201	22.92%
	Democratic	Ralph Gallegos	12,478	17.66%
Total votes			70,670	100.00%

Republican primary

1948 Republican primary election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Manuel Lujan Sr.	13,302	54.64%
	Republican	Philip Hubbell	8,098	33.26%
	Republican	Ernest W. Everly	2,296	9.43%
	Republican	Bosco Powers	649	2.67%
Total votes			24,345	100.00%

General election

Results

1948 New Mexico gubernatorial election^[3]^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Mabry (incumbent)	103,969	54.72%	+1.90%
	Republican	Manuel Lujan Sr.	86,023	45.28%	−1.90%
Majority			17,946	9.45%
Total votes			189,992	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing	+3.81%

Results by county

County	Thomas J. Mabry Democratic		Manuel Lujan Republican		Margin		Total votes cast
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast
Bernalillo	17,566	48.69%	18,509	51.31%	-943	-2.61%	36,075
Catron	673	56.75%	513	43.25%	160	13.49%	1,186
Chaves	5,040	63.87%	2,851	36.13%	2,189	27.74%	7,891
Colfax	3,485	52.30%	3,178	47.70%	307	4.61%	6,663
Curry	6,303	77.84%	1,794	22.16%	4,509	55.69%	8,097
De Baca	690	59.13%	477	40.87%	213	18.25%	1,167
Doña Ana	4,902	56.42%	3,787	43.58%	1,115	12.83%	8,689
Eddy	8,185	80.54%	1,978	19.46%	6,207	61.07%	10,163
Grant	4,042	69.06%	1,811	30.94%	2,231	38.12%	5,853
Guadalupe	1,401	44.96%	1,715	55.04%	-314	-10.08%	3,116
Harding	629	47.33%	700	52.67%	-71	-5.34%	1,329
Hidalgo	977	77.23%	288	22.77%	689	54.47%	1,265
Lea	4,849	80.04%	1,209	19.96%	3,640	60.09%	6,058
Lincoln	1,426	46.21%	1,660	53.79%	-234	-7.58%	3,086
Luna	1,628	62.52%	976	37.48%	652	25.04%	2,604
McKinley	3,067	59.39%	2,097	40.61%	970	18.78%	5,164
Mora	1,309	37.91%	2,144	62.09%	-835	-24.18%	3,453
Otero	2,229	58.38%	1,589	41.62%	640	16.76%	3,818
Quay	3,140	68.87%	1,419	31.13%	1,721	37.75%	4,559
Rio Arriba	3,901	42.79%	5,216	57.21%	-1,315	-14.42%	9,117
Roosevelt	3,445	81.73%	770	18.27%	2,675	63.46%	4,215
San Juan	1,773	43.56%	2,297	56.44%	-524	-12.87%	4,070
San Miguel	4,365	44.73%	5,394	55.27%	-1,029	-10.54%	9,759
Sandoval	1,703	47.28%	1,899	52.72%	-196	-5.44%	3,602
Santa Fe	5,769	41.86%	8,012	58.14%	-2,243	-16.28%	13,781
Sierra	1,515	53.88%	1,297	46.12%	218	7.75%	2,812
Socorro	1,570	40.82%	2,276	59.18%	-706	-18.36%	3,846
Taos	2,349	40.03%	3,519	59.97%	-1,170	-19.94%	5,868
Torrance	1,708	49.48%	1,744	50.52%	-36	-1.04%	3,452
Union	1,774	60.82%	1,143	39.18%	631	21.63%	2,917
Valencia	2,556	40.46%	3,761	59.54%	-1,205	-19.08%	6,317
Total	103,969	54.72%	86,023	45.28%	17,946	9.45%	189,992

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Sierra

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

References

^ "NM Governor - D Primary Race - Jun 08, 1948". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
^ "NM Governor - R Primary Race - Jun 08, 1948". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
^ New Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held November 2, 1948
^ New Mexico Secretary of State. Official Returns of the 1948 Elections. Santa Fe, New Mexico. p. 10.
^ New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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[1] "NM Governor - D Primary Race - Jun 08, 1948". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

[2] "NM Governor - R Primary Race - Jun 08, 1948". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

[3] New Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held November 2, 1948

[4] New Mexico Secretary of State. Official Returns of the 1948 Elections. Santa Fe, New Mexico. p. 10.

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

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