1952 New Mexico gubernatorial election

The 1952 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1952, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Edwin L. Mechem ran for reelection to a second term.

1952 New Mexico gubernatorial election

November 4, 1952

Nominee Edwin L. Mechem Everett Grantham Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 129,116 111,034 Percentage 53.8% 46.2%

Governor before election Edwin L. Mechem Republican Elected Governor Edwin L. Mechem Republican

General election

Results

New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1952[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edwin L. Mechem	129,116	53.77
	Democratic	Everett Grantham	111,034	46.23
Total votes			240,150	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. "NM Governor 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 1, 2017.