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
Democratic primary
General election
Results
Results by county County John J. DempseyDemocratic Joseph F. TondreRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo9,89443.20%13,00856.80%-3,114-13.60%22,902Catron55043.38%71856.62%-168-13.25%1,268Chaves3,47656.51%2,67543.49%80113.02%6,151Colfax2,87052.31%2,61747.69%2534.61%5,487Curry3,43962.64%2,05137.36%1,38825.28%5,490De Baca67756.51%52143.49%15613.02%1,198Doña Ana3,97856.65%3,04443.35%93413.30%7,022Eddy5,27972.71%1,98127.29%3,29845.43%7,260Grant3,01957.36%2,24442.64%77514.73%5,263Guadalupe1,39944.81%1,72355.19%-324-10.38%3,122Harding62844.29%79055.71%-162-11.42%1,418Hidalgo83373.52%30026.48%53347.04%1,133Lea2,89871.29%1,16728.71%1,73142.58%4,065Lincoln1,28447.21%1,43652.79%-152-5.59%2,720Luna1,38156.97%1,04343.03%33813.94%2,424McKinley2,09958.52%1,48841.48%61117.03%3,587Mora1,32042.09%1,81657.91%-496-15.82%3,136Otero1,81956.95%1,37543.05%44413.90%3,194Quay2,21061.13%1,40538.87%80522.27%3,615Rio Arriba3,69050.48%3,62049.52%700.96%7,310Roosevelt2,56866.63%1,28633.37%1,28233.26%3,854San Juan1,02541.58%1,44058.42%-415-16.84%2,465San Miguel4,32550.95%4,16349.05%1621.91%8,488Sandoval1,28048.36%1,36751.64%-87-3.29%2,647Santa Fe4,48045.07%5,46054.93%-980-9.86%9,940Sierra89743.84%1,14956.16%-252-12.32%2,046Socorro1,84847.15%2,07152.85%-223-5.69%3,919Taos2,43049.05%2,52450.95%-94-1.90%4,954Torrance1,33839.20%2,07560.80%-737-21.59%3,413Union1,31545.42%1,58054.58%-265-9.15%2,895Valencia2,19442.44%2,97657.56%-782-15.13%5,170Total76,44351.81%71,11348.19%5,3303.61%147,556
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Bernalillo Catron Guadalupe Harding Sierra Union
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