1940 New Mexico gubernatorial election
1940 New Mexico gubernatorial election
County resultsMiles : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Miera : 50-60% 60-70%
The 1940 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1940, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico . Incumbent Democrat John E. Miles won reelection to a second term. Former governor Clyde Tingley unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination. This was the first gubernatorial election since 1924 in which Bernalillo County backed the losing candidate. This was the last election until 2006 in which Lincoln County backed a Democrat and San Juan County did not vote Democratic again until 1962 .
General election
Results
Results by county
County
John E. Miles
Mauricio F. Miera
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
Bernalillo
12,687
47.24%
14,171
52.76%
-1,484
-5.53%
26,858
Catron
1,049
52.11%
964
47.89%
85
4.22%
2,013
Chaves
5,153
69.48%
2,264
30.52%
2,889
38.95%
7,417
Colfax
4,363
55.98%
3,431
44.02%
932
11.96%
7,794
Curry
5,007
78.42%
1,378
21.58%
3,629
56.84%
6,385
De Baca
1,015
69.14%
453
30.86%
562
38.28%
1,468
Doña Ana
4,963
54.88%
4,080
45.12%
883
9.76%
9,043
Eddy
5,297
79.11%
1,399
20.89%
3,898
58.21%
6,696
Grant
3,863
64.39%
2.136
35.61%
1,727
28.79%
5,999
Guadalupe
1,978
50.73%
1,921
49.27%
57
1.46%
3,899
Harding
996
49.33%
1,023
50.67%
-27
-1.34%
2,019
Hidalgo
1,238
77.76%
354
22.24%
884
55.53%
1,592
Lea
4,699
82.15%
1,021
17.85%
3,678
64.30%
5,720
Lincoln
1,873
52.20%
1,715
47.80%
158
4.40%
3,588
Luna
1,536
61.96%
943
38.04%
593
23.92%
2,479
McKinley
2,662
62.75%
1,580
37.25%
1,082
25.51%
4,242
Mora
1,733
39.47%
2,658
60.53%
-925
-21.07%
4,391
Otero
1,898
55.06%
1,549
44.94%
349
10.12%
3,447
Quay
3,445
72.66%
1,296
27.34%
2,149
45.33%
4,741
Rio Arriba
4,273
46.12%
4,991
53.88%
-718
-7.75%
9,264
Roosevelt
3,610
78.05%
1,015
21.95%
2,595
56.11%
4,625
San Juan
1,766
54.19%
1,493
45.81%
273
8.38%
3,259
San Miguel
5,538
50.02%
5,534
49.98%
4
0.04%
11,072
Sandoval
1,757
42.79%
2,349
57.21%
-592
-14.42%
4,106
Santa Fe
6,417
49.85%
6,456
50.15%
-39
-0.30%
12,873
Sierra
1,504
50.83%
1,455
49.17%
49
1.66%
2,959
Socorro
2,361
45.37%
2,843
54.63%
-482
-9.26%
5,204
Taos
3,212
47.02%
3,619
52.98%
-407
-5.96%
6,831
Torrance
2,007
44.31%
2,522
55.69%
-515
-11.37%
4,529
Union
2,244
56.34%
1,739
43.66%
505
12.68%
3,983
Valencia
2,891
42.24%
3,954
57.76%
-1,063
-15.53%
6,845
Total
103,035
55.59%
82,306
44.41%
20,729
11.18%
185,341
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
References
^ New Mexico Secretary of State. The New Mexico Blue Book State Official Register 1941-1942 . Santa Fe, New Mexico. ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 . Santa Fe, New Mexico.
