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1950 Gubernatorial General Election Results - New Mexico
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Gubernatorial
Candidate
Political
Party
Popular Vote
Edwin L. Mechem
Republican
96,846
53.74%
John E. Miles
Democratic
83,359
46.26%
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Election Notes:
The source for the canvass is New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969, compiled by the New Mexico Secretary of State in 1970 and available at the state library in Santa Fe.
Demographic Data
1950 Population:
681,187
Enum.
1950 Population Density:
2.2
persons/km
2
1940 Population:
531,818
Enum.
1940 Population Density:
1.7
persons/km
2
Land Area (2000):
314,309
km
2
Annual Pop Growth Rate:
2.5
%
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Data Sources:
Source for Popular Vote data: New Mexico Secretary of State, "Governor,"
Canvass of Returns of General Election Held November 7, 1950
(Santa Fe, 1950)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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