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Capital: Santa Fe
State Nickname: Land of Enchantment
State Bird: Roadrunner
State Flower: Yucca
Admitted to the Union: January 6, 1912
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| Governors |
January 6, 1912 to January 1, 1917:
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William C. McDonald
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January 1, 1917 to February 28, 1917:
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Ezequiel C. de Baca
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* Resigned from office
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February 28, 1917 to January 7, 1919:
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Washington E. Lindsey
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January 1, 1919 to January 1, 1921:
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Octaviano A. Larrazolo
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January 1, 1921 to January 1, 1923:
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Merritt C, Mechem
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January 1, 1923 to January 5, 1925:
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James F. Hinkle
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January 1, 1925 to January 1, 1927:
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Arthur T. Hannett
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January 1, 1927 to January 1, 1931:
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Richard C. Dillon
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January 1, 1931 to September 25, 1933:
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Arthur Seligman*
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* Died in office
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September 25, 1933 to January 1, 1935:
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Andrew W. Hockenhull
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January 1, 1935 to January 1, 1939:
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Clyde Tingley
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January 1, 1939 to January 1, 1943:
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John E. Miles
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January 1, 1943 to January 1, 1947:
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John J. Dempsey
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January 1, 1947 to January 1, 1951:
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Thomas J. Mabry
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January 1, 1951 to January 1, 1955:
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Edwin L. Mechem
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January 1, 1955 to January 1, 1957:
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John F. Simms
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January 1, 1957 to January 1, 1959:
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Edwin L. Mechem
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January 1, 1959 to January 1, 1961:
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John Burroughs
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January 1, 1961 to November 30, 1962:
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Edwin L. Mechem*
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* Resigned from office
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November 30, 1962 to January 1, 1963:
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Tom Bolack
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January 1, 1963 to January 1, 1967:
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Jack M. Campbell
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January 1, 1967 to January 1, 1971:
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David F. Cargo
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January 1, 1971 to January 1, 1975:
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Bruce King
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January 1, 1975 to January 1, 1979:
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Jerry Apodaca
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January 1, 1979 to January 1, 1983:
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Bruce King
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January 1, 1983 to January 1, 1987:
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Roney Anaya
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January 1, 1987 to January 1, 1991:
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Garrey E. Carruthers
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January 1, 1991 to January 1, 1995:
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Bruce King
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January 1, 1995 to January 1, 2003:
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Gary Earl Johnson
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January 1, 2003 –
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Bill Richardson
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| Senators - Class I |
March 27, 1912 – March 4, 1917
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Thomas Benton Catron
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March 4, 1917 – December 20, 1927
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Andrieus Aristieus Jones * Died in office
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December 29, 1927 – December 6, 1928
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Bronson Murray Cutting
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December 7, 1928 – March 4, 1929
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Octaviano Larrazolo
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March 4, 1929 – May 6, 1935
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Bronson Murray Cutting * Died in office
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May 11, 1935 – November 3, 1962
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Dennis Chavez
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November 30, 1962 – November 3, 1964
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Edwin Leard Mechem
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November 4, 1964 – January 3, 1977
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Joseph Montoya
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January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983
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Harrison Hagan Schmitt
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January 3, 1983 –
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Jeff Bingaman
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| Senators - Class II |
March 27, 1912 – March 4, 1921
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Albert Bacon Fall * Resigned office
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March 11, 1921 – March 4, 1925
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Holm Olaf Bursum
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March 4, 1925 – June 24, 1933
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Sam Gilbert Bratton * Resigned office
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October 10, 1933 – January 3, 1949
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Carl Hatch
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January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1973
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Clinton Presba Anderson
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January 3, 1973 – January 3, 2009
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Pete Domenici
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January 3, 2009 –
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Tom Udall
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| State Song |
O, Fair New Mexico
Lyrics by Elizabeth Garrett |
Under a sky of azure,
Where balmy breezes blow,
Kissed by the golden sunshine,
Is Nuevo Mejico.
Land of the Montezuma,
With firey hearts aglow,
Land of the deeds historic,
Is Nuevo Mejico.
O, Fair New Mexico,
We love, we love you so,
Our hearts with pride o'reflow,
No matter where we go.
O, Fair New Mexico,
We love, we love you so,
The grandest state to know
New Mexico.
Rugged and high sierras,
With deep canyons below,
Dotted with fertile valleys,
Is Nuevo Mejico.
Fields full of sweet alfalfa,
Richest perfumes bestow,
State of apple blossoms,
Is Nuevo Mejico.
O, Fair New Mexico,
We love, we love you so,
Our hearts with pride o'reflow,
No matter where we go.
O, Fair New Mexico,
We love, we love you so,
The grandest state to know
New Mexico.Days that are full of heart-dreams,
Nights when the moon hangs low;
Beaming its benedictions,
O'er Nuevo Mejico.
Land with its bright manana,
Coming through weal and woe;
State of esperanza,
Is Nuevo Mejico.
O, Fair New Mexico,
We love, we love you so,
Our hearts with pride o'reflow,
No matter where we go.
O, Fair New Mexico,
We love, we love you so,
The grandest state to know
New Mexico.
The song was adopted in 1933 as offical state song.
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State Population
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1910: 327,299 |
1920: 360,350 |
1930: 423,317 |
1940: 531,818 |
1950: 681,187 |
1960: 951,023 |
1970: 1,017,055 |
1980: 1,302,894 |
1990: 1,515,069 |
2000: 1,819,614 |
State Capitol Building 1913
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