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Election 1954 Results

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1954 US Senate election in New Mexico

Clinton Anderson (Democrat) beat Edwin L. Mechem (Republican) in New Mexico in 1954, 57.1% to 42.9%, a margin of 14.2 points and 27,680 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1948, when Clinton Anderson also won.

Republicans led in 18 of the 32 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 14. The largest, Bernalillo, cast 47,411 votes and went to the Republican by 5.7 points. The closest was De Baca, where 43 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Clinton Anderson won Democratic 111,351 57.1%
Edwin L. Mechem Republican 83,671 42.9%
Total195,022

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Bernalillo 22,343 47.1% 25,068 52.9% 47,411 R+5.7
Santa Fe 12,292 100.0% 0 0.0% 12,292 D+100.0
Eddy 6,248 62.4% 3,768 37.6% 10,016 D+24.8
San Miguel 4,359 47.2% 4,885 52.8% 9,244 R+5.7
Rio Arriba 4,141 45.9% 4,889 54.1% 9,030 R+8.3
Doña Ana 3,826 43.9% 4,882 56.1% 8,708 R+12.1
Chaves 3,557 41.5% 5,010 58.5% 8,567 R+17.0
Valencia 3,341 46.8% 3,799 53.2% 7,140 R+6.4
Curry 2,877 48.3% 3,074 51.7% 5,951 R+3.3
Taos 2,787 48.9% 2,917 51.1% 5,704 R+2.3
Grant 3,349 62.8% 1,988 37.2% 5,337 D+25.5
Lea 5,312 100.0% 0 0.0% 5,312 D+100.0
McKinley 2,862 54.3% 2,407 45.7% 5,269 D+8.6
San Juan 1,846 38.1% 2,996 61.9% 4,842 R+23.8
Colfax 4,667 100.0% 0 0.0% 4,667 D+100.0
Otero 2,050 48.8% 2,152 51.2% 4,202 R+2.4
Roosevelt 2,290 57.1% 1,717 42.9% 4,007 D+14.3
Quay 2,108 54.6% 1,750 45.4% 3,858 D+9.3
Sandoval 1,623 47.4% 1,800 52.6% 3,423 R+5.2
Mora 1,226 38.6% 1,949 61.4% 3,175 R+22.8
Socorro 3,154 100.0% 0 0.0% 3,154 D+100.0
Los Alamos 3,121 100.0% 0 0.0% 3,121 D+100.0
Sierra 1,216 40.3% 1,800 59.7% 3,016 R+19.4
Torrance 1,294 43.9% 1,653 56.1% 2,947 R+12.2
Guadalupe 1,332 46.1% 1,557 53.9% 2,889 R+7.8
Luna 1,378 55.2% 1,120 44.8% 2,498 D+10.3
Lincoln 2,344 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,344 D+100.0
Union 2,324 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,324 D+100.0
Catron 472 37.2% 796 62.8% 1,268 R+25.6
De Baca 549 48.1% 592 51.9% 1,141 R+3.8
Harding 439 39.3% 677 60.7% 1,116 R+21.3
Hidalgo 625 59.6% 423 40.4% 1,048 D+19.3

Counties as they stood in 1954; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

New Mexico Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Martin Heinrich (D) D+10.1
2020 Ben R Lujan (D) D+6.1
2018 Martin Heinrich (D) D+23.6
2014 Tom Udall (D) D+11.1
2012 Martin Heinrich (D) D+5.7
2008 Tom Udall (D) D+22.7
2006 Jeff Bingaman (D) D+41.3
2002 Pete V. Domenici (R) R+30.1
2000 Jeff Bingaman (D) D+23.4
1996 Pete V. Domenici (R) R+34.9
1994 Jeff Bingaman (D) D+8.0
1990 Pete Domenici (R) R+45.9
1988 Jeff Bingaman (D) D+26.6
1984 Pete V. Domenici (R) R+43.8
1982 Jeff Bingaman (D) D+7.5
1978 Pete V. Domenici (R) R+6.8
1976 Harrison Schmitt (R) R+14.1
1972 Pete Domenici (R) R+8.0
1970 Joseph Montoya (D) D+5.7
1966 Clinton Anderson (D) D+6.3
1964 Joseph Montoya (D) D+9.4
1960 Clinton Anderson (D) D+26.9
1958 Dennis Chavez (D) D+25.4
1954 Clinton Anderson (D) D+14.2
1952 Dennis Chavez (D) D+2.2
1948 Clinton Anderson (D) D+14.9
1946 Dennis Chavez (D) D+3.0
1942 Carl A. Hatch (D) D+18.3
1940 Dennis Chavez (D) D+11.9
1936 Carl A. Hatch (D) D+23.4
1934 Bronson Cutting (R) R+0.8
1930 Sam G. Bratton (D) D+17.5
1928 Bronson Cutting (R) R+15.4
1924 Sam G. Bratton (D) D+2.5
1922 Andrieus A. Jones (D) D+11.2
1918 Albert B. Fall (R) R+3.9
1916 Andrieus A. Jones (D) D+5.3