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

Sentence(s)

Bruce King served as the 23rd, 25th and 28th Governor of New Mexico from 1971 until 1975, 1979 until 1983 and from 1991 until 1995.
Bruce King served as the 23rd, 25th and 28th Governor of New Mexico from 1971 until 1975, 1979 until 1983 and from 1991 until 1995.
Bruce King served as the 23rd, 25th, and 28th Governor of New Mexico from 1971 until 1975, 1979 until 1983, and from 1991 until 1995.

final_sentence: Bruce King served as the 23rd, 25th and 28th Governor of New Mexico from 1971 until 1975, 1979 until 1983 and from 1991 until 1995.
final_sentence: Bruce King served as the 23rd, 25th and 28th Governor of New Mexico from 1971 until 1975, 1979 until 1983 and from 1991 until 1995.
final_sentence: Bruce King served as the 23rd, 25th, and 28th Governor of New Mexico from 1971 until 1975, 1979 until 1983, and from 1991 until 1995.