1948 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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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.
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November 2, 1948
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 County results Mabry: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Lujan: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary election
Democratic primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas J. Mabry (incumbent) | 41,991 | 59.42% | |
| Democratic | Eugene Allison | 16,201 | 22.92% | |
| Democratic | Ralph Gallegos | 12,478 | 17.66% | |
| Total votes | 70,670 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Manuel Lujan Sr. | 13,302 | 54.64% | |
| Republican | Philip Hubbell | 8,098 | 33.26% | |
| Republican | Ernest W. Everly | 2,296 | 9.43% | |
| Republican | Bosco Powers | 649 | 2.67% | |
| Total votes | 24,345 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas J. Mabry (incumbent) | 103,969 | 54.72% | +1.90% | |
| Republican | Manuel Lujan Sr. | 86,023 | 45.28% | −1.90% | |
| Majority | 17,946 | 9.45% | |||
| Total votes | 189,992 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +3.81% | |||
Results by county
| County | Thomas J. Mabry Democratic |
Manuel Lujan Republican |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bernalillo | 17,566 | 48.69% | 18,509 | 51.31% | -943 | -2.61% | 36,075 |
| Catron | 673 | 56.75% | 513 | 43.25% | 160 | 13.49% | 1,186 |
| Chaves | 5,040 | 63.87% | 2,851 | 36.13% | 2,189 | 27.74% | 7,891 |
| Colfax | 3,485 | 52.30% | 3,178 | 47.70% | 307 | 4.61% | 6,663 |
| Curry | 6,303 | 77.84% | 1,794 | 22.16% | 4,509 | 55.69% | 8,097 |
| De Baca | 690 | 59.13% | 477 | 40.87% | 213 | 18.25% | 1,167 |
| Doña Ana | 4,902 | 56.42% | 3,787 | 43.58% | 1,115 | 12.83% | 8,689 |
| Eddy | 8,185 | 80.54% | 1,978 | 19.46% | 6,207 | 61.07% | 10,163 |
| Grant | 4,042 | 69.06% | 1,811 | 30.94% | 2,231 | 38.12% | 5,853 |
| Guadalupe | 1,401 | 44.96% | 1,715 | 55.04% | -314 | -10.08% | 3,116 |
| Harding | 629 | 47.33% | 700 | 52.67% | -71 | -5.34% | 1,329 |
| Hidalgo | 977 | 77.23% | 288 | 22.77% | 689 | 54.47% | 1,265 |
| Lea | 4,849 | 80.04% | 1,209 | 19.96% | 3,640 | 60.09% | 6,058 |
| Lincoln | 1,426 | 46.21% | 1,660 | 53.79% | -234 | -7.58% | 3,086 |
| Luna | 1,628 | 62.52% | 976 | 37.48% | 652 | 25.04% | 2,604 |
| McKinley | 3,067 | 59.39% | 2,097 | 40.61% | 970 | 18.78% | 5,164 |
| Mora | 1,309 | 37.91% | 2,144 | 62.09% | -835 | -24.18% | 3,453 |
| Otero | 2,229 | 58.38% | 1,589 | 41.62% | 640 | 16.76% | 3,818 |
| Quay | 3,140 | 68.87% | 1,419 | 31.13% | 1,721 | 37.75% | 4,559 |
| Rio Arriba | 3,901 | 42.79% | 5,216 | 57.21% | -1,315 | -14.42% | 9,117 |
| Roosevelt | 3,445 | 81.73% | 770 | 18.27% | 2,675 | 63.46% | 4,215 |
| San Juan | 1,773 | 43.56% | 2,297 | 56.44% | -524 | -12.87% | 4,070 |
| San Miguel | 4,365 | 44.73% | 5,394 | 55.27% | -1,029 | -10.54% | 9,759 |
| Sandoval | 1,703 | 47.28% | 1,899 | 52.72% | -196 | -5.44% | 3,602 |
| Santa Fe | 5,769 | 41.86% | 8,012 | 58.14% | -2,243 | -16.28% | 13,781 |
| Sierra | 1,515 | 53.88% | 1,297 | 46.12% | 218 | 7.75% | 2,812 |
| Socorro | 1,570 | 40.82% | 2,276 | 59.18% | -706 | -18.36% | 3,846 |
| Taos | 2,349 | 40.03% | 3,519 | 59.97% | -1,170 | -19.94% | 5,868 |
| Torrance | 1,708 | 49.48% | 1,744 | 50.52% | -36 | -1.04% | 3,452 |
| Union | 1,774 | 60.82% | 1,143 | 39.18% | 631 | 21.63% | 2,917 |
| Valencia | 2,556 | 40.46% | 3,761 | 59.54% | -1,205 | -19.08% | 6,317 |
| Total | 103,969 | 54.72% | 86,023 | 45.28% | 17,946 | 9.45% | 189,992 |
