List of governors of New Mexico
The following is a list of the governors of the state of New Mexico (Spanish: Gobernadores de Nuevo México) and New Mexico Territory.
Governors of New Mexico
Democratic (20) Republican (12) | ||||||||||
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Governor | Term in office | Time served | Party | Term [note 1] |
Previous office | Lieutenant Governor | ||||
1 | William C. McDonald July 25, 1858 – April 11, 1918 (aged 59) |
January 14, 1912 – January 1, 1917 |
1815 days | Democratic | 1 | New Mexico Cattle Sanitary Board (1905-1911) |
Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca | |||
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2 | Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca November 1, 1864 – February 18, 1917 (aged 52) |
January 1, 1917 – February 18, 1917 |
49 days | Democratic | 4 | 1st Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico (1912-1917) |
Washington Lindsey | |||
3 | Washington Lindsey December 20, 1862 – April 5, 1926 (aged 63) |
February 18, 1917 – January 1, 1919 |
683 days | Republican | 2nd Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico (1917) |
Vacant | ||||
4 | Octaviano Larrazolo December 7, 1859 – April 7, 1930 (aged 70) |
January 1, 1919 – January 1, 1921 |
732 days | Republican | 5 | District Attorney for the Western District of Texas (1890-1894) |
Benjamin F. Pankey | |||
5 | Merritt C. Mechem 10 October 1870 – 24 May 1946 (aged 75) |
January 1, 1921 – January 1, 1923 |
731 days | Republican | 6 | Judge of the Seventh Judicial District (1911-1920) |
William H. Duckworth | |||
6 | James F. Hinkle October 20, 1862 – March 26, 1951 (aged 86) |
January 1, 1923 – January 1, 1925 |
732 days | Democratic | 7 | New Mexico State Senator (1912-1917) |
José A. Baca January 1, 1923 - May 1924 | |||
Vacant | ||||||||||
7 | Arthur T. Hannett February 17, 1884 – March 18, 1966 (aged 82) |
January 1, 1925 – January 1, 1927 |
731 days | Democratic | 8 | State Highway Commission (1923-1924) |
Edward G. Sargent January 1, 1925 - January 1, 1929 | |||
8 | Richard C. Dillon June 24, 1877 – January 5, 1966 (aged 88) |
January 1, 1927 – January 1, 1931 |
1462 days | Republican | 9 | New Mexico State Senator (1924-1926) | ||||
Hugh B. Woodward January 1, 1929 - July 1929 | ||||||||||
Vacant | ||||||||||
9 | Arthur Seligman June 14, 1871 – September 25, 1933 (aged 62) |
January 1, 1931 – September 25, 1933 |
999 days | Democratic | 10 | Mayor of Santa Fe | Andrew W. Hockenhull | |||
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10 | Andrew W. Hockenhull January 16, 1877 – June 20, 1974 (aged 97) |
September 25, 1933 – January 1, 1935 |
464 days | Democratic | 8th Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico (1931-1933) |
Vacant | ||||
11 | Clyde Tingley January 5, 1881 – December 24, 1960 (aged 79) |
January 1, 1935 – January 1, 1939 |
1462 days | Democratic | 12 | Superintendent of the State Highway Department for the Albuquerque district (1925–1926) |
Louis Cabeza de Baca 1935-1937 | |||
13 | Hiram M. Dow 1937-1939 | |||||||||
12 | John E. Miles July 28, 1884 – October 7, 1971 (aged 87) |
January 1, 1939 – January 1, 1943 |
1462 days | Democratic | 14 | Secretary of the New Mexico State Tax Commission (1925) |
James Murray, Sr. 1939-1941 | |||
15 | Ceferino Quintana 1941-1943 | |||||||||
13 | John J. Dempsey June 22, 1879 – March 11, 1958 (aged 78) |
January 1, 1943 – January 1, 1947 |
1462 days | Democratic | 16 | U.S. Representative for New Mexico's At-large (1935-1941) |
James B. Jones | |||
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14 | Thomas J. Mabry October 17, 1884 – December 23, 1962 (aged 78) |
January 1, 1947 – January 1, 1951 |
1462 days | Democratic | 18 | Chief Justice New Mexico Supreme Court (1939-1946) |
Joseph Montoya | |||
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15 | Edwin L. Mechem July 2, 1912 – November 27, 2002 (aged 90) |
January 1, 1951 – January 1, 1955 |
1462 days | Republican | 20 | New Mexico Representative (1947-1948) |
Tibo J. Chávez | |||
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16 | John F. Simms December 18, 1916 – April 11, 1975 (aged 58) |
January 1, 1955 – January 1, 1957 |
732 days | Democratic | 22 | New Mexico Representative (1947-1949) |
Joseph Montoya January 1, 1957 - April 1957 | |||
17 | Edwin L. Mechem July 2, 1912 – November 27, 2002 (aged 90) |
January 1, 1957 – January 1, 1959 |
731 days | Republican | 23 | 15th Governor of New Mexico (1951-1955) | ||||
Vacant | ||||||||||
18 | John Burroughs April 7, 1907 – May 21, 1978 (aged 71) |
January 1, 1959 – January 1, 1961 |
732 days | Democratic | 24 | New Mexico Representative (1957-1959) |
Ed V. Mead | |||
19 | Edwin L. Mechem July 2, 1912 – November 27, 2002 (aged 90) |
January 1, 1961 – November 30, 1962 |
699 days | Republican | 25 | 17th Governor of New Mexico (1957-1959) |
Tom Bolack | |||
20 | Tom Bolack May 18, 1918 – May 20, 1998 (aged 80) |
November 30, 1962 – January 1, 1963 |
33 days | Republican | 18th Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico (1961-1962) |
Vacant | ||||
21 | Jack M. Campbell September 10, 1916 – June 14, 1999 (aged 82) |
January 1, 1963 – January 1, 1967 |
1462 days | Democratic | 26 | Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives (1960-1962) |
Mack Easley | |||
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22 | David Cargo January 13, 1929 – July 5, 2013 (aged 84) |
January 1, 1967 – January 1, 1971 |
1462 days | Republican | 28 | New Mexico Representative (1963-1967) |
Lee Francis | |||
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23 | Bruce King April 6, 1924 – November 13, 2009 (aged 85) |
January 1, 1971 – January 1, 1975 |
1462 days | Democratic | 30 | Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives |
Roberto Mondragón | |||
24 | Jerry Apodaca October 3, 1934 |
January 1, 1975 – January 1, 1979 |
1462 days | Democratic | 31 | New Mexico Senator (1966-1974) |
Robert E. Ferguson | |||
25 | Bruce King April 6, 1924 – November 13, 2009 (aged 85) |
January 1, 1979 – January 1, 1983 |
1462 days | Democratic | 32 | 23rd Governor of New Mexico (1971-1975) |
Roberto Mondragón | |||
26 | Toney Anaya April 29, 1941 |
January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1987 |
1462 days | Democratic | 33 | 24th Attorney General of New Mexico (1975-1978) |
Mike Runnels | |||
27 | Garrey Carruthers August 29, 1939 |
January 1, 1987 – January 1, 1991 |
1462 days | Republican | 34 | Asst. Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior (1981-1984) |
Jack L. Stahl | |||
28 | Bruce King April 6, 1924 – November 13, 2009 (aged 85) |
January 1, 1991 – January 1, 1995 |
1462 days | Democratic | 35 | 25th Governor of New Mexico (1979-1983) |
Casey Luna | |||
29 | Gary Johnson January 1, 1953 |
January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003 |
2923 days | Republican | 36 | None | Walter Dwight Bradley | |||
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30 | Bill Richardson November 15, 1947 |
January 1, 2003 – January 1, 2011 |
2923 days | Democratic | 38 | 9th United States Secretary of Energy (1998-2001) |
Diane Denish | |||
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31 | Susana Martinez July 14, 1959 |
January 1, 2011 – January 1, 2019 |
2923 days | Republican | 40 | District Attorney for The 3rd Judicial District of New Mexico (1997-2011) |
John Sanchez | |||
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32 | Michelle Lujan Grisham October 24, 1959 |
January 1, 2019 – Incumbent |
2067 days | Democratic | 42 | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's 1st district (2013-2018) |
Howie Morales |
Notes
- ↑ Each term for which a governor is elected is listed here; if multiple governors served in a single term, due to resignations, deaths, and the like, then that term will be shared among those governors. If a governor was elected multiple times, then there will be multiple terms listed for that governor.