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New Mexico Territorial Governors # Name Took office Left office Party 1 Charles Bent 1846 1847   2 James S. Calhoun March 3, 1851 1852 Whig 3 William Carr Lane 1852 1853 Whig 4 David Meriweather 1853 1857 Democrat 5 Abraham Rencher 1857 1861 Democrat 6 Henry Connelly 1861 1866 Republican 7 Robert B. Mitchell 1866 1869 Democrat 8 William Anderson Pile 1869 1871 Republican 9 Marsh Giddings 1871 June 3, 1875 Republican 10 Samuel B. Axtell July 30, 1875 1878 Republican 11 Lewis Wallace October 1, 1878 1881 Republican 12 Lionel A. Sheldon May 15, 1881 1885 Republican 13 Edmund G. Ross June 15, 1885 1889 Democrat 14 L. Bradford Prince April 17, 1889 1893 Republican 15 William T. Thornton 1893 1897 Democrat 16 Miguel A. Otero 1897 1906 Republican 17 Herbert J. Hagerman 1906 1907 Republican 18 George Curry August 8, 1907 March 1, 1910 Republican 19 William J. Mills March 1, 1910 January 15, 1912 Republican New Mexico State Governors   # Name Took office Left office Party 1 William C. McDonald January 6, 1912 January 1, 1917 Democratic 2 Ezequiel C. de Baca January 1, 1917 February 28, 1917 Democratic 3 Washington E. Lindsey February 28, 1917 January 1, 1919 Republican 4 Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo January 1, 1919 January 1, 1921 Republican 5 Merritt C. Mechem January 1, 1921 January 1, 1923 Republican 6 James F. Hinkle January 1, 1923 January 1, 1925 Democratic 7 Arthur T. Hannett January 1, 1925 January 1, 1927 Democratic 8 Richard C. Dillon January 1, 1927 January 1, 1931 Republican 9 Arthur Seligman January 1, 1931 September 25, 1933 Democratic 10 Andrew W. Hockenhull September 25, 1933 January 1, 1935 Democratic 11 Clyde Tingley January 1, 1935 January 1, 1939 Democratic 12 John E. Miles January 1, 1939 January 1, 1943 Democratic 13 John J. Dempsey January 1, 1943 January 1, 1947 Democratic 14 Thomas J. Mabry January 1, 1947 January 1, 1951 Democratic 15 Edwin L. Mechem January 1, 1951 January 1, 1955 Republican 16 John F. Simms January 1, 1955 January 1, 1957 Democratic 17 Edwin L. Mechem January 1, 1957 January 1, 1959 Republican 18 John Burroughs January 1, 1959 January 1, 1961 Democratic 19 Edwin L. Mechem January 1, 1961 November 30, 1962 Republican 20 Tom Bolack November 30, 1962 January 1, 1963 Republican 21 Jack M. Campbell January 1, 1963 January 1, 1967 Democratic 22 David F. Cargo January 1, 1967 January 1, 1971 Republican 23 Bruce King January 1, 1971 January 1, 1975 Democratic 24 Jerry Apodaca January 1, 1975 January 1, 1979 Democratic 25 Bruce King January 1, 1979 January 1, 1983 Democratic 26 Toney Anaya January 1, 1983 January 1, 1987 Democratic 27 Garrey Carruthers January 1, 1987 January 1, 1991 Republican 28 Bruce King January 1, 1991 January 1, 1995 Democratic 29 Gary E. Johnson January 1, 1995 January 1, 2003 Republican 30 Bill Richardson January 1, 2003 January 1, 2011 Democratic 30 Susana Martinez January 1, 2011 Incumbent Republican Short Biographies of New Mexico Governors