The 1938 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1938, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat Clyde Tingley was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term.

General election

Results

Results by county County John E. MilesDemocratic Albert K. MitchellRepublican J. D. ShusterIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Bernalillo10,66349.97%10,54749.43%1280.60%1160.54%21,338Catron84445.50%1,00954.39%20.11%-165-8.89%1,855Chaves2,96549.24%3,04950.63%80.13%-84-1.39%6,022Colfax2,99444.74%3,69555.22%30.04%-701-10.48%6,692Curry2,80465.09%1,48534.47%190.44%1,31930.62%4,308De Baca70658.15%50841.85%00.00%19816.31%1,214Doña Ana4,00754.61%3,31645.19%150.20%6919.42%7,338Eddy2,83466.90%1,40033.05%20.05%1,43433.85%4,236Grant2,36453.84%2,02546.12%20.05%3397.72%4,391Guadalupe2,01354.66%1,67045.34%00.00%3439.31%3,683Harding84343.95%1,07556.05%00.00%-232-12.10%1,918Hidalgo77262.01%47337.99%00.00%29924.02%1,245Lea3,35562.80%1,97536.97%120.22%1,38025.83%5,342Lincoln1,37943.79%1,77056.21%00.00%-391-12.42%3,149Luna1,16452.24%1,06247.67%20.09%1024.58%2,228McKinley2,10154.96%1,72145.02%10.03%3809.94%3,823Mora1,92244.22%2,42455.78%00.00%-502-11.55%4,346Otero1,48450.08%1,47949.92%00.00%50.17%2,963Quay2,32158.71%1,61040.73%220.56%71117.99%3,953Rio Arriba4,33650.14%4,31049.84%20.02%260.30%8,648Roosevelt1,79360.62%1,16039.22%50.17%63321.40%2,958San Juan1,14943.23%1,50356.55%60.23%-354-13.32%2,658San Miguel5,92254.52%4,94145.48%00.00%9819.03%10,863Sandoval1,82447.91%1,97851.96%50.13%-154-4.05%3,807Santa Fe6,40656.87%4,85643.11%30.03%1,55013.76%11,265Sierra1,26051.16%1,19548.52%80.32%652.64%2,463Socorro2,52652.58%2,27847.42%00.00%2485.16%4,804Taos3,12753.69%2,69546.27%20.03%4327.42%5,824Torrance1,76940.75%2,55658.88%160.37%-787-18.13%4,341Union1,63745.12%1,98854.80%30.08%-351-9.67%3,628Valencia3,06048.36%3,26451.58%40.06%-204-3.22%6,328Total82,34452.24%75,01747.59%2700.17%7,3274.65%157,631

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Rio Arriba Socorro Taos

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Catron Chaves Colfax Harding San Juan Torrance Union Valencia

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