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
Republican primary
General election
Results
Results by county County Thomas J. MabryDemocratic Manuel LujanRepublican Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Bernalillo17,56648.69%18,50951.31%-943-2.61%36,075Catron67356.75%51343.25%16013.49%1,186Chaves5,04063.87%2,85136.13%2,18927.74%7,891Colfax3,48552.30%3,17847.70%3074.61%6,663Curry6,30377.84%1,79422.16%4,50955.69%8,097De Baca69059.13%47740.87%21318.25%1,167Doña Ana4,90256.42%3,78743.58%1,11512.83%8,689Eddy8,18580.54%1,97819.46%6,20761.07%10,163Grant4,04269.06%1,81130.94%2,23138.12%5,853Guadalupe1,40144.96%1,71555.04%-314-10.08%3,116Harding62947.33%70052.67%-71-5.34%1,329Hidalgo97777.23%28822.77%68954.47%1,265Lea4,84980.04%1,20919.96%3,64060.09%6,058Lincoln1,42646.21%1,66053.79%-234-7.58%3,086Luna1,62862.52%97637.48%65225.04%2,604McKinley3,06759.39%2,09740.61%97018.78%5,164Mora1,30937.91%2,14462.09%-835-24.18%3,453Otero2,22958.38%1,58941.62%64016.76%3,818Quay3,14068.87%1,41931.13%1,72137.75%4,559Rio Arriba3,90142.79%5,21657.21%-1,315-14.42%9,117Roosevelt3,44581.73%77018.27%2,67563.46%4,215San Juan1,77343.56%2,29756.44%-524-12.87%4,070San Miguel4,36544.73%5,39455.27%-1,029-10.54%9,759Sandoval1,70347.28%1,89952.72%-196-5.44%3,602Santa Fe5,76941.86%8,01258.14%-2,243-16.28%13,781Sierra1,51553.88%1,29746.12%2187.75%2,812Socorro1,57040.82%2,27659.18%-706-18.36%3,846Taos2,34940.03%3,51959.97%-1,170-19.94%5,868Torrance1,70849.48%1,74450.52%-36-1.04%3,452Union1,77460.82%1,14339.18%63121.63%2,917Valencia2,55640.46%3,76159.54%-1,205-19.08%6,317Total103,96954.72%86,02345.28%17,9469.45%189,992
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Sierra
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Harding Rio Arriba San Miguel Sandoval Taos
References