New Mexico Governors Under the Administration of the Spanish Crown
| Tenure | Governor |
| 1598 – 1608 | Juan de Oñate y Salazar |
| 1608 – 1610 | Bernardino de Ceballos |
| 1610 – 1614 | Pedro de Peralta |
| 1614 – 1618 | Bernardino de Ceballos |
| 1618 – 1625 | Juan de Eulate |
| 1625 – 1629 | Phelipe Sotelo Ossorio |
| 1629 – 1632 | Francisco Manuel de Silva Nieto |
| 1632 – 1635 | Francisco de la Mora y Ceballos |
| 1635 – 1637 | Francisco Martinez de Baezq |
| 1637 – 1641 | Luis de Rosas 1641 Francisco Gómez |
| 1641 – 1642 | Juan Flores de Sierra y Valdés |
| 1642 – 1644 | Alonso de Pacheco de Herédia |
| 1644 – 1647 | Fernando de Arguello Caravajál |
| 1647 – 1649 | Luis de Guzmán y Figueroa |
| 1649 – 1653 | Hernando de Ugarte y la Concha |
| 1653 – 1656 | Juan de Samaniego y Xaca |
| 1656 – 1659 | Juan Manso de Contreras |
| 1659 – 1661 | Bernardo López de Mendizabal |
| 1661 – 1664 | Diego Dionisio de Peñalosa Brieceño y Berdugo |
| 1664 | Don Thomé Dominguez de Mendoza (interim governor) |
| 1664 – 1665 | Juan Durán de Miranda |
| 1665 – 1668 | Fernando de Villanueva |
| 1668 – 1671 | Juan de Medrano y Mesia |
| 1671 – 1675 | Juan Durán de Miranda |
| 1675 – 1677 | Juan Francisco de Treviño |
| 1677 – 1683 | Antonio de Otermin |
| 1683 – 1686 | Domingo Jironza Petriz de Cruzate |
| 1686 – 1689 | Pedro Reneros de Posada |
| 1689 – 1691 | Domingo Jironza Petriz de Cruzate |
| 1691 – 1697 | Diego de Vargas Zapata Luján Ponce de León |
| 1697 – 1703 | Pedro Rodriquez Cubero |
| 1703 – 1704 | Diego de Vargas Zapata Luján Ponce de León |
| 1704 – 1705 | Juan Páez Hurtado |
| 1705 – 1707 | Francisco Cuervo y Valdés |
| 1707 – 1712 | Joseph Chacón Medina Salazar y Villaseñor |
| 1712 – 1715 | Juan Ignacio Flores Mogollon |
| 1715 – 1717 | Felix Martinez |
| 1717 | Juan Paez Hurtado |
| 1717 – 1722 | Antonio Valverde y Cossio |
| 1722 – 1731 | Juan Domingo de Bustamante |
| 1731 – 1736 | Gervasio Cruzat y Góngora |
| 1736 – 1739 | Henrique de Olavide y Micheleña |
| 1739 – 1743 | Gaspar Domingo de Mendoza |
| 1743 – 1749 | Joachin Codallas y Robál |
| 1749 – 1754 | Tomas Veles Cachupin |
| 1754 – 1760 | Francisco Antonio Marin del Valle |
| 1760 | Mateo Antonio de Mendoza |
| 1760 – 1762 | Manuel del Portillo Urrisola |
| 1762 – 1767 | Tomas Veles Cachupin |
| 1767 – 1778 | Pedro Fermin de Mendinueta |
| 1778 | Francisco Treból Navarro |
| 1778 – 1788 | Juan Bautista de Anza |
| 1788 – 1794 | Fernando de la Concha |
| 1794 – 1805 | Fernando Chacón |
| 1805 – 1808 | Joaquin del Real Alencaster |
| 1808 | Alberto Maynez |
| 1808 – 1814 | Jose Manrique |
| 1814 – 1816 | Alberto Maynez |
| 1816 – 1818 | Pedro Maria de Allande |
| 1818 – 1822 | Facundo Melgares |
New Mexico Governors Under the Administration of the Republic of Mexico
| Tenure | Governor |
| 1822 | Francisco Xavier Chávez |
| 1823 | José Antonio Viscarra |
| 1823 – 1825 | Bartolomé Baca |
| 1825 – 1827 | Antonio Narbona |
| 1827 – 1829 | Manuel Armijo |
| 1829 – 1832 | José Antonio Chaves |
| 1832 – 1833 | Santiago Abreú |
| 1833 – 1835 | Francisco Sarracino |
| 1835 – 1837 | Albino Pérez |
| 1837 – 1844 | Manuel Armijo |
| 1844 | Mariano Cháves |
| 1844 | Felipe Sena |
| 1844 – 1845 | Mariano Martinez de Lejanza |
| 1845 | José Chavéz y Castillo |
| 1845 – 1846 | Manuel Armijo |
| 1846 | Juan Bautista Vigil y Alarid |
New Mexico Governors Under United States Military Occupation
| Tenure | Governor |
| 1846 | Brigadier General Stephen Watts Kearny |
| 1846 – 1847 | Charles Bent |
| 1847 – 1848 | Donaciano Vigil (Civil) |
| 1848 – 1849 | Col. John M. Washington |
| 1849 – 1851 | Col. John Munroe |
New Mexico Governors Under the Administration of the Territorial Government of the United States
| Tenure | Governor |
| 1851 – 1852 | James S. Calhoun |
| 1852 | John Greiner, interim governor |
| 1852 – 1853 | William Carr Lane |
| 1853 | W.S. Messervy, interim governor |
| 1853 – 1856 | David Meriweather |
| 1856 – 1847 | W.W. H. Davis, interim governor |
| 1857 – 1861 | Abraham Rencher |
| 1861 – 1866 | Henry Connelley |
| 1866 | W.F.M. Arny, interim governor |
| 1866 – 1869 | Robert B. Mitchell |
| 1869 – 1871 | William A. Pile |
| 1871 – 1875 | Marsh Giddings |
| 1875 | William G. Ritch, interim governor |
| 1875 – 1878 | Samuel B. Axtell |
| 1878 – 1881 | Lew Wallace |
| 1881 – 1885 | Lionel A. Sheldon |
| 1885 – 1889 | Edmund G. Ross |
| 1889 – 1893 | L. Bradford Prince |
| 1893 – 1897 | William T. Thornton |
| 1897 – 1906 | Miguel A. Otero |
| 1897 – 1906 | Herbert J. Hagerman |
| 1907 | J.W. Raynolds, interim governor |
| 1907 – 1910 | George Curry |
| 1910 – 1912 | William J. Mills |
New Mexico Statehood Governors
| Tenure | Governor |
| 1912 – 1916 | William C. McDonald |
| 1917 | Ezequiel C. de Baca |
| 1917 – 1918 | Washington E. Lindsey |
| 1919 – 1920 | Octaviano A. Larrazolo |
| 1921 – 1922 | Merritt C. Mechem |
| 1923 – 1924 | James F. Hinkle |
| 1925 – 1926 | Arthur T. Hannett |
| 1927 – 1928 | Richard C. Dillon |
| 1929 – 1930 | Richard C. Dillon |
| 1931 – 1932 | Arthur Seligman |
| 1933 | Arthur Seligman |
| 1933 – 1934 | Andrew D. Hockenhull |
| 1935 – 1936 | Clyde Tingley |
| 1937 – 1938 | Clyde Tingley |
| 1939 – 1940 | John E. Miles |
| 1941 – 1942 | John E. Miles |
| 1943 – 1944 | John J. Dempsey |
| 1945 – 1946 | John J. Dempsey |
| 1947 – 1948 | Thomas J. Mabry |
| 1949 – 1950 | Thomas J. Mabry |
| 1951 – 1952 | Edwin L. Mechem |
| 1953 – 1954 | Edwin L. Mechem |
| 1955 – 1956 | John F. Simms |
| 1957 – 1958 | Edwin L. Mechem |
| 1959 – 1960 | John Burroughs |
| 1961 – 1962 | Edwin L. Mechem |
| 1962 | Tom Bolack |
| 1963 – 1964 | Jack M. Campbell |
| 1965 – 1966 | Jack M. Campbell |
| 1967 – 1968 | David F. Cargo |
| 1969 – 1970 | David F. Cargo |
| 1971 – 1974 | Bruce King |
| 1975 – 1978 | Jerry Apodaca |
| 1979 – 1982 | Bruce King |
| 1983 – 1986 | Toney Anaya |
| 1987 – 1990 | Garrey Carruthers |
| 1991 – 1994 | Bruce King |
| 1995 – 1998 | Gary Johnson |
| 1999 – 2002 | Gary Johnson |
| 2003 – 2010 | Bill Richardson |
| 2011 – 2019 | Susana Martinez |
| 2019- present | Michelle Lujan Grisham |