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)
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
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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
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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 (1934-10-03) October 3, 1934 (age 90)	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 (1941-04-29) April 29, 1941 (age 84)	January 1, 1983     –     January 1, 1987	1462 days	Democratic	33	24th Attorney General of New Mexico (1975-1978)		Mike Runnels
27			Garrey Carruthers (1939-08-29) August 29, 1939 (age 85)	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 (1953-01-01) January 1, 1953 (age 72)	January 1, 1995     –     January 1, 2003	2923 days	Republican	36	None		Walter Dwight Bradley
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30			Bill Richardson (1947-11-15) November 15, 1947 (age 77)	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 (1959-07-14) July 14, 1959 (age 66)	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 (1959-10-24) October 24, 1959 (age 65)	January 1, 2019     –     Incumbent	2406 days	Democratic	42	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico's 1st district (2013-2018)		Howie Morales

Notes

1. 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.