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The1950 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1950, in order to elect theGovernor of New Mexico. IncumbentDemocratThomas J. Mabry was term-limited, and could not run for a third consecutive term.David Chávez unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.
RepublicanEdwin L. Mechem comfortably won the election, defeating former DemocraticgovernorJohn E. Miles. Mechem, who is the nephew of former governorMerritt C. Mechem, became the first Republican to win a gubernatorial election inNew Mexico since1928, the first governor of the state to be born afterNew Mexican Statehood, and would later become only the second Republican governor to be elected twice, in1952.
This was the first gubernatorial election ever in whichRoosevelt County backed a Republican. Additionally,Grant County andOtero County voted Republican for the first time since1920. No Republican candidate would carry the former again until2014.Doña Ana County also voted Republican for the first time since1928.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John E. Miles | 42,237 | 41.06% | |
| Democratic | David Chávez | 32,955 | 32.04% | |
| Democratic | Lake J. Frazier | 21,376 | 20.78% | |
| Democratic | Ingram B. Pickett | 6,295 | 6.12% | |
| Total votes | 102,863 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Edwin L. Mechem | 96,846 | 53.74% | +8.46% | |
| Democratic | John E. Miles | 83,359 | 46.26% | −8.46% | |
| Majority | 13,487 | 7.48% | |||
| Total votes | 180,205 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | Swing | +16.93% | |||
| County | Edwin L. Mechem Republican | John E. Miles Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast | |||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bernalillo | 22,241 | 61.91% | 13,682 | 38.09% | 8,559 | 23.83% | 35,923 |
| Catron | 588 | 51.17% | 561 | 48.83% | 27 | 2.35% | 1,149 |
| Chaves | 4,589 | 60.97% | 2,938 | 39.03% | 1,651 | 21.93% | 7,527 |
| Colfax | 3,261 | 53.77% | 2,804 | 46.23% | 457 | 7.54% | 6,065 |
| Curry | 3,169 | 49.93% | 3,178 | 50.07% | -9 | -0.14% | 6,347 |
| De Baca | 628 | 49.06% | 652 | 50.94% | -24 | -1.88% | 1,280 |
| Doña Ana | 5,679 | 63.21% | 3,305 | 36.79% | 2,374 | 26.42% | 8,984 |
| Eddy | 3,622 | 40.83% | 5,250 | 59.17% | -1,628 | -18.35% | 8,872 |
| Grant | 3,249 | 54.91% | 2,668 | 45.09% | 581 | 9.82% | 5,917 |
| Guadalupe | 1,401 | 49.93% | 1,405 | 50.07% | -4 | -0.14% | 2,806 |
| Harding | 701 | 58.56% | 496 | 41.44% | 205 | 17.13% | 1,197 |
| Hidalgo | 415 | 38.60% | 660 | 61.40% | -245 | -22.79% | 1,075 |
| Lea | 1,974 | 43.34% | 2,581 | 56.66% | -607 | -13.33% | 4,555 |
| Lincoln | 1,546 | 55.75% | 1,227 | 44.25% | 319 | 11.50% | 2,773 |
| Los Alamos | 1,343 | 68.45% | 619 | 31.55% | 724 | 36.90% | 1,962 |
| Luna | 1,261 | 48.50% | 1,339 | 51.50% | -78 | -3.00% | 2,600 |
| McKinley | 1,166 | 34.35% | 2,228 | 65.65% | -1,062 | -31.29% | 3,394 |
| Mora | 1,789 | 53.18% | 1,575 | 46.82% | 214 | 6.36% | 3,364 |
| Otero | 1,586 | 50.85% | 1,533 | 49.15% | 53 | 1.70% | 3,119 |
| Quay | 1,961 | 47.48% | 2,169 | 52.52% | -208 | -5.04% | 4,130 |
| Rio Arriba | 4,108 | 47.66% | 4,512 | 52.34% | -404 | -4.69% | 8,620 |
| Roosevelt | 2,081 | 54.56% | 1,733 | 45.44% | 348 | 9.12% | 3,814 |
| San Juan | 2,177 | 62.02% | 1,333 | 37.98% | 844 | 24.05% | 3,510 |
| San Miguel | 4,536 | 49.92% | 4,551 | 50.08% | -15 | -0.17% | 9,087 |
| Sandoval | 1,502 | 48.30% | 1,608 | 51.70% | -106 | -3.41% | 3,110 |
| Santa Fe | 7,110 | 51.31% | 6,747 | 48.69% | 363 | 2.62% | 13,857 |
| Sierra | 1,778 | 58.22% | 1,276 | 41.78% | 502 | 16.44% | 3,054 |
| Socorro | 1,854 | 49.35% | 1,903 | 50.65% | -49 | -1.30% | 3,757 |
| Taos | 2,598 | 46.50% | 2,989 | 53.50% | -391 | -7.00% | 5,587 |
| Torrance | 1,877 | 56.55% | 1,442 | 43.45% | 435 | 13.11% | 3,319 |
| Union | 1,629 | 57.89% | 1,185 | 42.11% | 444 | 15.78% | 2,814 |
| Valencia | 3,427 | 51.63% | 3,210 | 48.37% | 217 | 3.27% | 6,637 |
| Total | 96,846 | 53.74% | 83,359 | 46.26% | 13,487 | 7.48% | 180,205 |
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