List of Governors of New Mexico
Governors of the State of New Mexico

List of Governors of New Mexico

Section Title: Governors of the State of New Mexico
Table Section Text: None

Democratic (20) Republican (12)

Governor	Term in office	Time served	Party	Term	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 Ellsworth Lindsey.JPG	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, 1882 – December 24, 1960 (aged 78)	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 (age 84)	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 (age 77)	January 1, 1983 – January 1, 1987	1462 days	Democratic	33	24th Attorney General of New Mexico (1975-1978)	Robert E. Ferguson

27	-	Garrey Carruthers August 29, 1939 (age 79)	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 (age 66)	January 1, 1995 – January 1, 2003	2923 days	Republican	36	None	Walter Dwight Bradley

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30	-	Bill Richardson November 15, 1947 (age 71)	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 (age 59)	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 (age 59)	January 1, 2019 – Incumbent	100 days	Democratic	42	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's 1st district (2013-2018)	Howie Morales

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