Heads of State of New Mexico
Military Rule in New Mexico
Military Governor of New Mexico
Brigadier General Stephen Watts Kearny
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1794; d. October 31 1848.
Non-Partisan
1846
New Mexico Territory
Governor of New Mexico Territory
Lewis “Lew” Wallace
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 10 1827; d. February 15 1905.
Non-Partisan
1878 – 1881
Edmund Gibson Ross
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1826; d. May 8 1907.
Non-Partisan
1885 – 1889
LeBaron Bradford Prince
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1840; d. December 8 1922.
Non-Partisan
1889 – 1893
New Mexico
Governors of New Mexico
List of Governors of New Mexico
William Blaine “Bill” Richardson III
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1947; d. September 1 2023.
References:
[1] “Bill Richardson,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–Present, United States Congress, accessed May 15, 2026, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000229.
Democratic Party
January 1 2003 – January 1 2011
Michelle Lynn Lujan Grisham
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1959.
Democratic Party
2019 – present
Lieutenant Governors of New Mexico
List of Lieutenant Governors of New Mexico
Name
Political Party
Dates in Office
Casey Luna
Date of birth/date of death:
Born May 26 1931. Died June 2 2026.
References:
Democratic Party
January 1 1991 – January 1 1995
Government of New Mexico
Treasurer of New Mexico
Clinton Presba Anderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1895; d. November 11 1975.
Democratic Party
1933 – 1934