The 1956 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1956, in order to elect the
Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat
John F. Simms
John Field Simms Jr. (December 18, 1916 – April 11, 1975) was an American politician and lawyer from the state of New Mexico who served as the 16th Governor of New Mexico.
Early life and education
Simms was born in Albuquerque on December 1 ...
ran for reelection to a second term but was defeated by former governor
Edwin L. Mechem
Edwin Leard Mechem (July 2, 1912 – November 27, 2002) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist from New Mexico. He served as the 15th, 17th, and 19th governor of New Mexico, the first person born in the 20th century to become the state' ...
. This was the last gubernatorial election until
1994
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in which a Republican carried
Sandoval County
Sandoval County is located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the population was 131,561, making it the fourth-most populous county in New Mexico. The county seat is Bernalillo, New Mexico, Bernali ...
.
Primary election
Democratic primary
The Democratic primary was won by incumbent governor
John F. Simms
John Field Simms Jr. (December 18, 1916 – April 11, 1975) was an American politician and lawyer from the state of New Mexico who served as the 16th Governor of New Mexico.
Early life and education
Simms was born in Albuquerque on December 1 ...
.
Results
Republican primary
The Republican primary was won by former governor
Edwin L. Mechem
Edwin Leard Mechem (July 2, 1912 – November 27, 2002) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist from New Mexico. He served as the 15th, 17th, and 19th governor of New Mexico, the first person born in the 20th century to become the state' ...
.
Results
General election
Results
Results by county
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
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Bernalillo
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Chaves
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Colfax
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Curry
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De Baca
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Doña Ana
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Guadalupe
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McKinley
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Rio Arriba
Rio Arriba County 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 40,246. Its county seat is Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico, Tierra Amarilla. Its nort ...
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San Miguel
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Sandoval
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Santa Fe
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Sierra
Sierra (Spanish for "mountain range" and "saw", from Latin '' serra'') may refer to the following:
Places Mountains and mountain ranges
* Sierra de Juárez, a mountain range in Baja California, Mexico
* Sierra de las Nieves, a mountain range i ...
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Socorro
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Taos
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Torrance
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Union
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Valencia
References
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1956
Events
January
* January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan.
* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...
gubernatorial
New Mexico
November 1956 events in the United States