The 1942 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1942, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat John E. Miles was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. Former U.S. Representative John J. Dempsey won the open seat.
General election
Results
By county County John J. DempseyDemocratic Joseph F. TondreRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo7,88051.39%7,45448.61%4262.78%15,334Catron64952.51%58747.49%625.02%1,236Chaves2,02369.14%90330.86%1,12038.28%2,926Colfax2,37150.90%2,28749.10%841.80%4,658Curry1,99878.66%54221.34%1,45657.32%2,540De Baca44371.68%17528.32%26843.37%618Doña Ana3,26065.79%1,69534.21%1,56531.58%4,955Eddy2,34279.15%61720.85%1,72558.30%2,959Grant1,78371.09%72528.91%1,05842.19%2,508Guadalupe1,60854.40%1,34845.60%2608.80%2,956Harding71051.19%67748.81%332.38%1,387Hidalgo55682.49%11817.51%43864.99%674Lea1,38676.91%41623.09%97053.83%1,802Lincoln1,03247.78%1,12852.22%-96-4.44%2,160Luna1,11568.07%52331.93%59236.14%1,638McKinley1,23355.87%97444.13%25911.74%2,207Mora1,40543.73%1,80856.27%-403-12.54%3,213Otero1,11152.43%1,00847.57%1034.86%2,119Quay1,75878.45%48321.55%1,27556.89%2,241Rio Arriba3,27950.96%3,15549.04%1241.93%6,434Roosevelt1,44081.82%32018.18%1,12063.64%1,760San Juan1,00449.65%1,01850.35%-14-0.69%2,022San Miguel4,17153.58%3,61346.42%5587.17%7,784Sandoval1,20744.77%1,48955.23%-282-10.46%2,696Santa Fe3,98845.76%4,72754.24%-739-8.48%8,715Sierra1,03456.35%80143.65%23312.70%1,835Socorro1,94449.99%1,94550.01%-1-0.03%3,889Taos2,07045.02%2,52854.98%-458-9.96%4,598Torrance1,51144.61%1,87655.39%-365-10.78%3,387Union1,33452.33%1,24547.67%1194.67%2,549Valencia1,61333.34%3,22566.66%-1,612-33.32%4,838Total59,25854.55%49,38045.45%9,8789.09%108,638
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Bernalillo Harding Rio Arriba
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Lincoln San Juan
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