The 1958 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1958, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Edwin L. Mechem ran for reelection to a fourth term against Democrat John Burroughs. Burroughs narrowly defeated Mechem in the state's closest gubernatorial election since 1924. Mechem was the last Republican to carry Guadalupe County until Susana Martinez in 2010.

Primary election Democratic primary The Democratic primary was won by state representative John Burroughs. Former Attorney General Robert C. Dow unsuccessfully sought the nomination.

Candidates John Burroughs, State Representative (1957-1959) Joseph Bursey, former director of the New Mexico Bureau of Tourism Ingram B. Pickett, state Corporation Commissioner Robert C. Dow, former New Mexico Attorney General (1927-1928) Cole Moffett, real estate broker

Results

Republican primary The Republican primary was won by incumbent governor Edwin L. Mechem.

Results

General election

Results

Results by county County John BurroughsDemocratic Edwin L. MechemRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo19,64139.37%30,24660.63%-10,605-21.26%49,887Catron49647.15%55652.85%-60-5.70%1,052Chaves4,63950.74%4,50449.26%1351.48%9,143Colfax2,21349.11%2,29350.89%-80-1.78%4,506Curry3,00151.89%2,78248.11%2193.79%5,783De Baca49649.95%49750.05%-1-0.10%993Doña Ana5,28755.83%4,18344.17%1,10411.66%9,470Eddy7,13164.95%3,84935.05%3,28229.89%10,980Grant4,01370.07%1,71429.93%2,29940.14%5,727Guadalupe1,24849.17%1,29050.83%-42-1.65%2,538Harding44444.89%54555.11%-101-10.21%989Hidalgo74962.21%45537.79%29424.42%1,204Lea5,66274.52%1,93625.48%3,72649.04%7,598Lincoln1,15344.26%1,45255.74%-299-11.48%2,605Los Alamos2,06053.49%1,79146.51%2696.99%3,851Luna1,68764.46%93035.54%75728.93%2,617McKinley3,40648.95%3,55251.05%-146-2.10%6,958Mora1,12442.79%1,50357.21%-379-14.43%2,627Otero2,84453.27%2,49546.73%3496.54%5,339Quay2,41066.23%1,22933.77%1,18132.45%3,639Rio Arriba3,77846.16%4,40653.84%-628-7.67%8,184Roosevelt3,19569.16%1,42530.84%1,77038.31%4,620San Juan2,84447.94%3,08952.06%-245-4.13%5,933San Miguel4,22451.38%3,99748.62%2272.76%8,221Sandoval1,66151.01%1,59548.99%662.03%3,256Santa Fe6,50846.66%7,43953.34%-931-6.68%13,947Sierra1,19946.71%1,36853.29%-169-6.58%2,567Socorro1,85853.36%1,62446.64%2346.72%3,482Taos2,31547.20%2,59052.80%-275-5.61%4,905Torrance1,25850.32%1,24249.68%160.64%2,500Union1,27953.40%1,11646.60%1636.81%2,395Valencia3,65848.57%3,87451.43%-216-2.87%7,532Total103,48150.47%101,56749.53%1,9140.93%205,048

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Chaves Curry Doña Ana San Miguel Sandoval Socorro Torrance Union

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