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1954 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election
The 1954 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1954, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Edwin L. Mechem was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. Democrat John F. Simms defeated Republican Alvin Stockton, winning the largest share of the vote for any candidate since Clyde Tingley in 1936. Simms was the first Democrat since Tingley in 1936 to carry Torrance County and Valencia County. General election Results Results by county Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic * Bernalillo * Chaves * Colfax * Curry * De Baca * Doña Ana * Guadalupe * Luna * McKinley * Otero * Quay * Roosevelt * San Miguel * Sandoval * Santa Fe * Sierra * Socorro * Taos * Torrance * Union * Valencia References 1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant County, New Mexico
Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. At the 2020 census, the population was 28,185. Its county seat is Silver City. The county was founded in 1868 and named for Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States. Grant County comprises the Silver City, NM, Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is part of the Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.1%) is water. Adjacent counties * Catron County - north * Sierra County - east * Luna County - southeast * Hidalgo County - south * Greenlee County, Arizona - west National protected area * Gila National Forest (part) Demographics 2000 census At the 2000 census, there were 31,002 people, 12,146 households and 8,514 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 14,066 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up was 75.67% White, 0.52% Black or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roosevelt County, New Mexico
Roosevelt County is a List of counties in New Mexico, county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 19,846. Its county seat is Portales, New Mexico, Portales. The county was created in 1903 from Chaves and Guadalupe counties and named for the then-current President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt. The county's eastern border is the Texas state line. Roosevelt County comprises the Portales, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Clovis, New Mexico, Clovis–Portales, NM Clovis–Portales combined statistical area, Combined Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.3%) is water. Adjacent counties * Curry County, New Mexico, Curry County - north * Quay County, New Mexico, Quay County - north * De Baca County, New Mexico, De Baca County - west * Chaves County, New Mexic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Rio Arriba County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 40,246. Its county seat is Tierra Amarilla. Its northern border is the Colorado state line. Rio Arriba County comprises the Española, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Albuquerque- Santa Fe-Las Vegas, NM Combined Statistical Area. History The county was one of nine originally created for the Territory of New Mexico in 1852. Originally extending west to the California line, it included the site of present-day Las Vegas, Nevada. The county seat was initially sited at San Pedro de Chamita, and shortly afterwards at Los Luceros. In 1860 the seat was moved to Plaza del Alcalde. Since 1880 Tierra Amarilla has been the county seat. The Battle of Embudo Pass took place in the southern part of the county during the Mexican–American War in January 1847. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quay County, New Mexico
Quay County () is a county in the state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,041. Its county seat is Tucumcari. The county was named for Pennsylvania senator Matthew Quay, who supported statehood for New Mexico. Its eastern border is the Texas state line, approximately 103.04 degrees west longitude. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.3%) is water. Adjacent counties * Union County - north * Harding County - northwest * San Miguel County - west * Guadalupe County - west * De Baca County - southwest * Roosevelt County - south * Curry County - south * Deaf Smith County, Texas - southeast * Oldham County, Texas - east * Hartley County, Texas - northeast Demographics 2000 census As of the 2000 census, there were 10,155 people, 4,201 households, and 2,844 families living in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (1/km2). There were 5,664 housing units at a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otero County, New Mexico
Otero County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,797. Its county seat is Alamogordo. Its southern boundary is the Texas state line. It is named for Miguel Antonio Otero (born 1859), Miguel Antonio Otero, the territorial governor when the county was created. Otero County includes the Alamogordo Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The county declared a state of emergency in April 2019 when the United States Border Patrol interior checkpoints, federal inspection stations on U.S. Route 70 and U.S. Route 54 were left unstaffed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection as part of the temporary closure of all six checkpoints in the El Paso Sector, which covers West Texas and New Mexico. The county was concerned about the possibility of illegal narcotics flowing north unchecked since the checkpoint agents had been shifted to the border to help process migrant asylum-seekers. The inspection stations reopened August 5, 2019. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mora County, New Mexico
) is a List of counties in New Mexico, county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 4,881. Its county seat is the census-designated place (CDP) Mora, New Mexico, Mora. The county has another CDP, Watrous, New Mexico, Watrous, a village, Wagon Mound, New Mexico, Wagon Mound, and 12 smaller unincorporated settlements. Mora became a formal county in the US, in what was then the New Mexico Territory, on February 1, 1860. Ecclesiastically, the county is within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe. County population peaked at approximately 14,000 ''circa'' 1920, declining to about 4,000 to 5,000 since the 1970s; the 2018 estimate was 4,506. History Prior to Spanish conquest of Mexico, Spanish conquest, the Mora area was Native American country. Although not an area of heavy settlement by stationary tribes such as the Puebloans, the Mora Valley was often used by nomadic nations, including the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Ute, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKinley County, New Mexico
McKinley County is a List of counties in New Mexico, county in the northwestern section of the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 71,367. Its county seat is Gallup, New Mexico, Gallup. The county was created in 1901 and named for President William McKinley. McKinley County is Gallup's micropolitan statistical area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which (0.1%) are covered by water. Adjacent counties * San Juan County, New Mexico, San Juan County - north * Sandoval County, New Mexico, Sandoval County - east * Cibola County, New Mexico, Cibola County - south * Apache County, Arizona - west Major highways * Interstate 40 in New Mexico, Interstate 40 * U.S. Route 491 (formerly ) * New Mexico Highway 264 * New Mexico Highway 371 * New Mexico Highway 602 National protected areas * Chaco Culture National Historical Park (part) * Cibola National Forest (par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luna County, New Mexico
Luna County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,095. Its county seat is Deming. This county abuts the Mexican border. Luna County comprises the Deming, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area. History Luna County was formed from parts of Grant County and Doña Ana County by the New Mexico Legislature on March 16, 1901. It was named for Solomon Luna, a politician who advocated for independence of the county, following a strong rivalry between the cities of Deming and Silver City, both of which were at the time in Grant County. Before dawn on March 16, 1916, Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa led several hundred of his rebel soldiers across the Mexican border into the southern county village of Columbus. The invaders raided and burned much of the town, causing many residents to flee to the desert. Although the raid completely surprised everyone in the town, it also awakened 350 United States Army soldiers at Camp Furlon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Alamos County, New Mexico
Los Alamos County (English: "The Poplars" or "Cottonwoods") is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,950. The smallest county by area in the state, Los Alamos County was formerly administered exclusively by the U.S. federal government during the Manhattan Project, but it now has equal status to New Mexico's other counties. The county has two census-designated places: Los Alamos and White Rock. Los Alamos County comprises the Los Alamos, NM Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Albuquerque– Santa Fe–Las Vegas, NM Combined Statistical Area. The county is home to the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Los Alamos County is noted for having the lowest level of child poverty of any county in the United States. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.08%) is water. It is the smallest county by area in New Mexico. There is no significant open w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln County, New Mexico
Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,497. Its county seat is Carrizozo, while its largest community is Ruidoso. History Lincoln County was named in honor of President Abraham Lincoln. It was once the largest county in the United States. In the late 1870s the Lincoln County War began between ranchers and the owners of the county's largest general store. William Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, became involved on the side of the ranchers after his friend and employer was killed. In the end, Bonney killed the county sheriff, a deputy, and the deputy that killed his friend. Several other people were slain in the conflict, which included the other leader of the rancher faction. His death ended the conflict. In 1878, the new territorial governor, retired Union General Lew Wallace, offered amnesty to the combatants to bring a long-lasting truce between the factions. Most of the population is in the Greater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lea County, New Mexico
Lea County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, its population was 64,727. Its county seat is Lovington. It is both west and north of the Texas state line. Lea County comprises the Hobbs, NM micropolitan statistical area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (0.07%) are covered by water. Lea County is located in the southeast corner of New Mexico and borders Texas to the south and east. The Permian Basin, wide and long, underlies Lea County and adjacent Eddy County, as well as a large portion of West Texas. It produces 500,000 barrels of crude a day, and this number was expected to double in 2019. The shale in this basin lies below the surface, below a salt bed and a groundwater aquifer. Adjacent counties * Roosevelt County – north * Chaves County – west * Eddy County – west * Loving County, Texas – south * Winkler County, Texas – southeast * Andrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
