1944 New Mexico gubernatorial election

← 1942

November 7, 1944

1946 →

Turnout

27.75%^[1]


Nominee	John J. Dempsey	Carroll G. Gunderson
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	76,443	71,113
Percentage	51.8%	48.2%

Governor before election

John J. Dempsey
Democratic

Elected Governor

John J. Dempsey
Democratic

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The 1944 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1944, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat John J. Dempsey won reelection to a second term.

Primary results

Republican primary

1944 Republican primary election results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carroll G. Gunderson	9,477	59.35%
	Republican	Glenn L. Emmons	6,492	40.65%
Total votes			2,193,750	100

Democratic Party

1944 Republican primary election results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. Dempsey (incumbent)	29,895	82.17%
	Democratic	Edna Peterson	6,489	17.84%
Total votes			2,193,750	100

General election

Results

New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1944^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. Dempsey (incumbent)	76,443	51.81
	Republican	Carroll G. Gunderson	71,113	48.19
Total votes			147,556	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

^ "NM Governor 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
^ "NM Governor 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
^ "NM Governor 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
^ "NM Governor 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 7, 2017.

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