The 1944 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 7, 1944. All forty-eight contemporary States were part of the 1944 United States presidential election. State voters chose four electors to represent them in the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President. A larger relative population in New Mexico increased the number of presidential electors from the state to four, from three in the previous election cycle.
New Mexico was won by incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, against Governor of New York Thomas E. Dewey, who was making his first bid for the presidency.
Results + General Election ResultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt C. V. Harris81,389 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt D. E. Rodriguez81,338 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Mrs. C. F. Montgomery81,054 Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Mrs. Leopoldo Gonzales80,958 Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey Manuel Otero70,688 Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey Oliver M. Lee70,559 Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey William B. Dunnam70,178 Republican Party Thomas E. Dewey Mrs. G. A. Feather70,012 Prohibition Party Claude A. Watson Mrs. F. E. Wilson148 Prohibition Party Claude A. Watson S. P. Crouch147 Prohibition Party Claude A. Watson Sarah D. Ulmer143 Prohibition Party Claude A. Watson Q. B. Stanfield141Votes cast 152,225
Results by county County Franklin D. RooseveltDemocratic Thomas E. DeweyRepublican Claude A. WatsonProhibition Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Bernalillo12,22951.16%11,66248.79%130.05%5672.37%23,904Catron58945.69%69954.23%10.08%-110-8.53%1,289Chaves3,35051.41%3,14948.33%170.26%2013.08%6,516Colfax3,01753.07%2,66146.81%70.12%3566.26%3,685Curry3,27158.32%2,32641.47%120.21%94516.85%5,609De Baca66054.28%55445.56%20.16%1068.72%1,216Doña Ana4,17256.94%3,14942.98%60.08%1,02313.96%7,327Eddy5,22871.35%2,08328.43%160.22%3,14542.92%7,327Grant3,47263.75%1,97036.17%40.07%1,50227.58%5,446Guadalupe1,53948.27%1,64951.73%00.00%-110-3.45%3,188Harding64744.10%82055.90%00.00%-173-11.79%1,467Hidalgo80768.74%36731.26%00.00%44037.48%1,174Lea2,93870.49%1,22729.44%30.07%1,71141.05%4,168Lincoln1,34247.91%1,45551.95%40.14%-113-4.03%2,801Luna1,38356.24%1,07443.68%20.08%30912.57%2,459McKinley2,21058.78%1,54741.14%30.08%66317.63%3,760Mora1,42544.41%1,78355.56%10.03%-358-11.16%3,209Otero1,89256.28%1,46743.63%30.09%42512.64%3,362Quay2,27260.88%1,44938.83%110.29%82322.05%3,732Rio Arriba3,79251.75%3,53248.21%30.04%2603.55%7,327Roosevelt2,35959.44%1,61040.56%00.00%74918.87%3,969San Juan1,09343.03%1,43856.61%90.35%-345-13.58%2,540San Miguel4,68453.83%4,01446.13%40.05%6707.70%8,702Sandoval1,35448.44%1,43951.48%20.07%-85-3.04%2,795Santa Fe4,91547.27%5,48252.73%00.00%-567-5.45%10,397Sierra1,00847.37%1,11252.26%80.38%-104-4.89%2,128Socorro1,96749.18%2,03050.75%30.08%-63-1.57%4,000Taos2,52549.67%2,55750.30%20.04%-32-0.63%5,084Torrance1,43841.61%2,01458.28%40.12%-576-16.67%3,456Union1,35045.62%1,60454.21%50.17%-254-8.58%2,959Valencia2,46147.06%2,76552.88%30.06%-304-5.81%5,229Total 81,38953.47%70,68846.44%1480.10%10,7017.03%152,225
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Catron Guadalupe Harding Sandoval Santa Fe Sierra Taos Union
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