New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1956

November 6, 1956


Nominee	Edwin L. Mechem	John F. Simms
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	131,488	120,263
Percentage	52.2%	47.8%

County results

Governor before election

John F. Simms
Democratic

Elected Governor

Edwin L. Mechem
Republican

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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 ran for reelection to a second term.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was won by incumbent governor John F. Simms.

Results

New Mexico Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1956^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John F. Simms	46,722	48.30
	Democratic	Ingram B. Pickett	43,937	45.42
	Democratic	Robert F. Stephens	6,067	6.27
Total votes			96,726	100.00

Republican primary

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

Results

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General election

Results

New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1956^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edwin L. Mechem	131,488	52.23
	Democratic	John F. Simms	120,263	47.77
Total votes			251,751	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

↑ "NM Governor D Primary 1958". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
↑ "NM Governor 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 1, 2017.

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