1946 New Mexico gubernatorial election

1946 New Mexico gubernatorial election

November 5, 1946

Nominee Thomas J. Mabry Edward L. Safford Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 70,055 62,875 Percentage 52.7% 47.3%

Governor before election John J. Dempsey Democratic Elected Governor Thomas J. Mabry Democratic

The 1946 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1946, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat John J. Dempsey was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. Former lieutenant governor William Duckworth unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination.

General election

Results

New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Mabry	70,055	52.70
	Republican	Edward L. Safford	62,875	47.30
Total votes			132,930	100.00
	Democratic hold