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1952 New Mexico gubernatorial election
1952 New Mexico gubernatorial election|
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 County results
Mechem: 50–60% 60–70%
Grantham: 50–60% |
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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 and won reelection to a second term. Mechem was the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to ever win Curry County, De Baca County, and Quay County. Moreover, Luna County and McKinley County voted Republican for the first time since 1930. Mechem was the last Republican to carry Otero County until Joe Skeen in 1974.
General election
Results
Results by county
| County
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Edwin L. Mechem
Republican
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Everett Grantham
Democratic
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Margin
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Total votes cast
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| #
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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| Bernalillo
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31,656
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55.03%
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25,866
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44.97%
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5,790
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10.07%
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57,522
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| Catron
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768
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62.44%
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462
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37.56%
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306
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24.88%
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1,230
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| Chaves
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6,637
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60.65%
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4,307
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39.35%
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2,330
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21.29%
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10,944
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| Colfax
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3,591
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54.12%
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3,044
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45.88%
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547
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8.24%
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6,635
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| Curry
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5,056
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58.48%
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3,590
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41.52%
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1,466
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16.96%
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8,646
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| De Baca
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754
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54.60%
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627
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45.40%
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127
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9.20%
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1,381
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| Doña Ana
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6,362
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60.64%
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4,129
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39.36%
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2,233
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21.28%
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10,491
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| Eddy
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6,011
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43.69%
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7,748
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56.31%
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-1,737
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-12.62%
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13,759
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| Grant
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3,294
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41.09%
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4,723
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58.91%
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-1,429
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-17.82%
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8,017
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| Guadalupe
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1,525
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52.14%
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1,400
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47.86%
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125
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4.27%
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2,925
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| Harding
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802
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65.42%
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424
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34.58%
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378
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30.83%
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1,226
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| Hidalgo
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716
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46.28%
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831
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53.72%
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-115
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-7.43%
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1,547
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| Lea
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4,304
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42.87%
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5,735
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57.13%
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-1,431
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-14.25%
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10,039
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| Lincoln
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2,070
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65.94%
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1,069
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34.06%
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1,001
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31.89%
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3,139
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| Los Alamos
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2,125
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46.96%
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2,400
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53.04%
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-275
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-6.08%
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4,525
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| Luna
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1,686
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55.31%
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1,362
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44.69%
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324
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10.63%
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3,048
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| McKinley
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3,278
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52.38%
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2,980
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47.62%
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298
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4.76%
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6,258
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| Mora
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1,849
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56.80%
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1,406
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43.20%
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443
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13.61%
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3,255
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| Otero
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2,587
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54.76%
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2,137
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45.24%
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450
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9.53%
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4,724
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| Quay
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2,776
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53.74%
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2,390
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46.26%
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386
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7.47%
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5,166
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| Rio Arriba
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4,331
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48.62%
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4,576
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51.38%
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-245
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-2.75%
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8,907
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| Roosevelt
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2,993
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54.38%
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2,511
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45.62%
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482
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8.76%
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5,504
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| San Juan
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3,929
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68.35%
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1,819
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31.65%
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2,110
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36.71%
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5,748
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| San Miguel
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5,139
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52.15%
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4,715
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47.85%
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424
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4.30%
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9,854
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| Sandoval
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1,778
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51.46%
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1,677
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48.54%
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101
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2.92%
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3,455
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| Santa Fe
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8,487
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53.50%
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7,378
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46.50%
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1,109
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6.99%
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15,865
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| Sierra
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1,937
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59.82%
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1,301
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40.18%
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636
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19.64%
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3,238
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| Socorro
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2,199
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54.69%
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1,822
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45.31%
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377
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9.38%
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4,021
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| Taos
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2,953
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51.98%
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2,728
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48.02%
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225
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3.96%
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5,681
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| Torrance
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1,588
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51.96%
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1,468
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48.04%
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120
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3.93%
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3,056
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| Union
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2,036
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63.66%
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1,162
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36.34%
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874
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27.33%
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3,198
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| Valencia
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3,899
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54.56%
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3,247
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45.44%
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652
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9.12%
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7,146
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| Total |
129,116 |
53.76% |
111,034 |
46.24% |
18,082 |
7.53% |
240,150
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
References
- ^ New Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held November 4, 1952 - State of New Mexico
- ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. Official Returns of the 1952 Elections. Santa Fe, New Mexico. p. 1.
- ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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