1938 New Mexico gubernatorial election

Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of New Mexico

1938 New Mexico gubernatorial election

← 1936 November 8, 1938 1940 →
 
Nominee John E. Miles Albert K. Mitchell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 82,344 75,017
Percentage 52.2% 47.6%

Governor before election

Clyde Tingley
Democratic

Elected Governor

John E. Miles
Democratic

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The 1938 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1938, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat Clyde Tingley was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term.

General election

Results

New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1938[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John E. Miles 82,344 52.24
Republican Albert K. Mitchell 75,017 47.59
Other 270 0.17
Total votes 157,631 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "NM Governor 1938". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
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