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1958 New Mexico gubernatorial election

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{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1958 New Mexico gubernatorial election

| type = presidential

| country = New Mexico

| previous_election = 1956 New Mexico gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1956

| next_election = 1960 New Mexico gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1960

| ongoing = no

| election_date = November 4, 1958

| registered =

| turnout =

| image1 = File:Governor John Burroughs (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = John Burroughs

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 103,481

| percentage1 = 50.47%

| image2 = File:Edwin Mechem.jpg

| nominee2 = Edwin L. Mechem

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 101,567

| percentage2 = 49.53%

| map_image = 1958 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 230px

| map_alt =

| map =

| map_caption = County results
Burroughs: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}
Mechem: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = Edwin L. Mechem

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = John Burroughs

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{ElectionsNM}}

The 1958 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1958, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Edwin L. Mechem ran for reelection to a fourth term against Democrat John Burroughs. Burroughs narrowly defeated Mechem in the state's closest gubernatorial election since 1924. Mechem was the last Republican to carry Guadalupe County until Susana Martinez in 2010.

Primary election

=Democratic primary=

The Democratic primary was won by state representative John Burroughs. Former Attorney General Robert C. Dow unsuccessfully sought the nomination.

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change | title = Democratic primary results{{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=929399|title=NM Governor - D Primary Race - May, 13 1958|publisher=Our Campaigns|access-date=July 28, 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = John Burroughs

|votes = 46,344

|percentage = 43.76%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Joseph Bursey

|votes = 33,623

|percentage = 31.75%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Ingram B. Pickett

|votes = 18,150

|percentage = 17.14%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Robert C. Dow

|votes = 5,569

|percentage = 5.26%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Cole Moffet

|votes = 2,207

|percentage = 2.08%

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 105,893

|percentage = 100.00%

|change =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Republican primary=

The Republican primary was won by incumbent governor Edwin L. Mechem.

==Results==

{{data missing|date=December 2016}}

General election

=Results=

{{Election box begin | title = 1958 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held November 4, 1958 - State of New Mexico{{cite book|author=New Mexico Secretary of State|title=New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969|location=Santa Fe, New Mexico}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = John Burroughs

|votes = 103,481

|percentage = 50.47%

|change = +2.70%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Edwin L. Mechem (incumbent)

|votes = 101,567

|percentage = 49.53%

|change = -2.70%

}}

{{Election box majority|

| votes = 1,914

| percentage = 0.93%

| change =

}}

{{Election box total |

|votes = 205,048

|percentage = 100.00%

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Democratic Party (United States)

|loser = Republican Party (United States)

|swing = +5.39%

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Results by county=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| County

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| John Burroughs
Democratic

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Edwin L. Mechem
Republican

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin

! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| Total votes cast

style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Bernalillo

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|19,641

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|39.37%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|30,246

| {{party shading/Republican}}|60.63%

| {{party shading/Republican}}

10,605

| {{party shading/Republican}}

21.26%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|49,887

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Catron

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|496

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|47.15%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|556

| {{party shading/Republican}}|52.85%

| {{party shading/Republican}}

60

| {{party shading/Republican}}

5.70%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,052

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Chaves

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,639

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|50.74%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,504

| {{party shading/Republican}}|49.26%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|135

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1.48%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|9,143

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Colfax

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,213

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|49.11%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,293

| {{party shading/Republican}}|50.89%

| {{party shading/Republican}}

80

| {{party shading/Republican}}

1.78%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,506

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Curry

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,001

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|51.89%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,782

| {{party shading/Republican}}|48.11%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|219

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3.79%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,783

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|De Baca

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|496

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|49.95%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|497

| {{party shading/Republican}}|50.05%

| {{party shading/Republican}}

1

| {{party shading/Republican}}

0.10%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|993

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Doña Ana

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,287

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|55.83%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,183

| {{party shading/Republican}}|44.17%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,104

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|11.66%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|9,470

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Eddy

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|7,131

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|64.95%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,849

| {{party shading/Republican}}|35.05%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,282

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|29.89%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|10,980

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Grant

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,013

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|70.07%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,714

| {{party shading/Republican}}|29.93%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,299

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|40.14%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,727

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Guadalupe

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,248

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|49.17%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,290

| {{party shading/Republican}}|50.83%

| {{party shading/Republican}}

42

| {{party shading/Republican}}

1.65%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,538

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Harding

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|444

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|44.89%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|545

| {{party shading/Republican}}|55.11%

| {{party shading/Republican}}

101

| {{party shading/Republican}}

10.21%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|989

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Hidalgo

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|749

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|62.21%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|455

| {{party shading/Republican}}|37.79%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|294

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|24.42%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,204

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Lea

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,662

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|74.52%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,936

| {{party shading/Republican}}|25.48%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,726

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|49.04%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|7,598

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Lincoln

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,153

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|44.26%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,452

| {{party shading/Republican}}|55.74%

| {{party shading/Republican}}

299

| {{party shading/Republican}}

11.48%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,605

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Los Alamos

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,060

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|53.49%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,791

| {{party shading/Republican}}|46.51%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|269

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|6.99%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,851

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Luna

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,687

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|64.46%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|930

| {{party shading/Republican}}|35.54%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|757

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|28.93%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,617

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|McKinley

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,406

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|48.95%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,552

| {{party shading/Republican}}|51.05%

| {{party shading/Republican}}

146

| {{party shading/Republican}}

2.10%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|6,958

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Mora

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,124

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|42.79%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,503

| {{party shading/Republican}}|57.21%

| {{party shading/Republican}}

379

| {{party shading/Republican}}

14.43%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,627

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Otero

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,844

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|53.27%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,495

| {{party shading/Republican}}|46.73%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|349

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|6.54%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,339

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Quay

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,410

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|66.23%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,229

| {{party shading/Republican}}|33.77%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,181

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|32.45%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,639

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Rio Arriba

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,778

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|46.16%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,406

| {{party shading/Republican}}|53.84%

| {{party shading/Republican}}

628

| {{party shading/Republican}}

7.67%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|8,184

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Roosevelt

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,195

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|69.16%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,425

| {{party shading/Republican}}|30.84%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,770

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|38.31%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,620

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|San Juan

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,844

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|47.94%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,089

| {{party shading/Republican}}|52.06%

| {{party shading/Republican}}

245

| {{party shading/Republican}}

4.13%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,933

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|San Miguel

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,224

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|51.38%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,997

| {{party shading/Republican}}|48.62%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|227

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2.76%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|8,221

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sandoval

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,661

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|51.01%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,595

| {{party shading/Republican}}|48.99%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|66

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2.03%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,256

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Santa Fe

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,508

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|46.66%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|7,439

| {{party shading/Republican}}|53.34%

| {{party shading/Republican}}

931

| {{party shading/Republican}}

6.68%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|13,947

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Sierra

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,199

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|46.71%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,368

| {{party shading/Republican}}|53.29%

| {{party shading/Republican}}

169

| {{party shading/Republican}}

6.58%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,567

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Socorro

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,858

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|53.36%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,624

| {{party shading/Republican}}|46.64%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|234

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|6.72%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,482

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Taos

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,315

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|47.20%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,590

| {{party shading/Republican}}|52.80%

| {{party shading/Republican}}

275

| {{party shading/Republican}}

5.61%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,905

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Torrance

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,258

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|50.32%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,242

| {{party shading/Republican}}|49.68%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|16

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|0.64%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,500

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Union

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,279

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|53.40%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,116

| {{party shading/Republican}}|46.60%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|163

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|6.81%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,395

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Valencia

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,658

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|48.57%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|3,874

| {{party shading/Republican}}|51.43%

| {{party shading/Republican}}

216

| {{party shading/Republican}}

2.87%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|7,532

style="text-align:center;"

!Total!!103,481!!50.47%!!101,567!!49.53%!!1,914!!0.93%!!205,048

== Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic ==

References

{{reflist}}

{{New Mexico gubernatorial elections}}

{{1958 United States elections}}

1958

gubernatorial

New Mexico

Category:November 1958 in the United States