| S.no. |
Governor |
Term start |
Term end |
Party |
Place |
| 1 |
William C. McDonald |
6 January 1912 |
1 January 1917 |
Democratic |
Jordanville, New York |
| 2 |
Ezequiel C. de Baca |
1 January 1917 |
28 February 1917 |
Democratic |
Las Vegas, New Mexico Territory |
| 3 |
Washington E. Lindsey |
28 February 1917 |
1 January 1919 |
Republican |
near Armstrong, Ohio |
| 4 |
Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo |
1 January 1919 |
1 January 1921 |
Republican |
Valle de Allende in Chihuahua, Mexico |
| 5 |
Merritt C. Mechem |
1 January 1921 |
1 January 1923 |
Republican |
Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas |
| 6 |
James F. Hinkle |
1 January 1923 |
1 January 1925 |
Democratic |
Franklin County, Missouri |
| 7 |
Arthur T. Hannett |
1 January 1925 |
1 January 1927 |
Democratic |
Lyons, New York |
| 8 |
Richard C. Dillon |
1 January 1927 |
1 January 1931 |
Republican |
St. Louis, Missouri |
| 9 |
Arthur Seligman |
1 January 1931 |
25 September 1933 |
Democratic |
Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory |
| 10 |
Andrew W. Hockenhull |
25 September 1933 |
1 January 1935 |
Democratic |
near Bolivar, Missouri |
| 11 |
Clyde Tingley |
1 January 1935 |
1 January 1939 |
Democratic |
London, Ohio |
| 12 |
John E. Miles |
1 January 1939 |
1 January 1943 |
Democratic |
Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| 13 |
John J. Dempsey |
1 January 1943 |
1 January 1947 |
Democratic |
White Haven, Pennsylvania |
| 14 |
Thomas J. Mabry |
1 January 1947 |
1 January 1951 |
Democratic |
Carlisle County, Kentucky |
| 15 |
Edwin L. Mechem (1912-2002) |
1 January 1951 |
1 January 1955 |
Republican |
Alamogordo, New Mexico |
| 16 |
John F. Simms |
1 January 1955 |
1 January 1957 |
Democratic |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 17 |
Edwin L. Mechem (1912-2002) |
1 January 1957 |
1 January 1959 |
Republican |
Alamogordo, New Mexico |
| 18 |
John Burroughs |
1 January 1959 |
1 January 1961 |
Democratic |
Robert Lee, Texas |
| 19 |
Edwin L. Mechem (1912-2002) |
1 January 1961 |
30 November 1962 |
Republican |
Alamogordo, New Mexico |
| 20 |
Tom Bolack (1919-1998) |
30 November 1962 |
1 January 1963 |
Republican |
Cowley County, Kansas |
| 21 |
Jack M. Campbell (1916-1999) |
1 January 1963 |
1 January 1967 |
Democratic |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
| 22 |
David Cargo (1929-2013) |
1 January 1967 |
1 January 1971 |
Republican |
Dowagiac, Michigan, U.S. |
| 23 |
Bruce King (1924-2009) |
1 January 1971 |
1 January 1975 |
Democratic |
Stanley, New Mexico, U.S. |
| 24 |
Jerry Apodaca (1934-) |
1 January 1975 |
1 January 1979 |
Democratic |
Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| 25 |
Bruce King (1924-2009) |
1 January 1979 |
1 January 1983 |
Democratic |
Stanley, New Mexico, U.S. |
| 26 |
Toney Anaya (1941- ) |
1 January 1983 |
1 January 1987 |
Democratic |
Moriarty, New Mexico |
| 27 |
Garrey Carruthers (1939- ) |
1 January 1987 |
1 January 1991 |
Republican |
Alamosa, Colorado, U.S. |
| 28 |
Bruce King (1924-2009) |
1 January 1991 |
1 January 1995 |
Democratic |
Stanley, New Mexico, U.S. |
| 29 |
Gary Johnson (1953- ) |
1 January 1995 |
1 January 2003 |
Republican |
Minot, North Dakota, U.S. |
| 30 |
Bill Richardson (1947- ) |
1 January 2003 |
1 January 2011 |
Democratic |
Pasadena, California |
| 31 |
Susana Martínez (1959- ) |
1 January 2011 |
1 January 2019 |
Republican |
El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| 32 |
Michelle Lujan Grisham |
1 January 2019 |
Incumbent |
Democratic |
Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States |
