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1950 New Mexico gubernatorial election
	County results; Mechem: 50-60% 60-70%; Miles: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Thomas J. Mabry; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Edwin L. Mechem; Republican

The 1950 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1950, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat Thomas J. Mabry was term-limited, and could not run for a third consecutive term. David Chávez unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination.

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New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1950^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edwin L. Mechem	96,846	53.74
	Democratic	John E. Miles	83,359	46.26
Total votes			180,205	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

References edit

^ "NM Governor 1950". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 7, 2017.

[1] "NM Governor 1950". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 7, 2017.

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