Capital: Santa Fe

State Nickname: Land of Enchantment

State Bird: Roadrunner

State Flower: Yucca

Admitted to the Union: January 6, 1912

January 6, 1912 to January 1, 1917:

William C. McDonald

January 1, 1917 to February 28, 1917:

Ezequiel C. de Baca

* Resigned from office

February 28, 1917 to January 7, 1919:

Washington E. Lindsey

January 1, 1919 to January 1, 1921:

Octaviano A. Larrazolo

January 1, 1921 to January 1, 1923:

Merritt C, Mechem

January 1, 1923 to January 5, 1925:

James F. Hinkle

January 1, 1925 to January 1, 1927:

Arthur T. Hannett

January 1, 1927 to January 1, 1931:

Richard C. Dillon

January 1, 1931 to September 25, 1933:

Arthur Seligman*

* Died in office

September 25, 1933 to January 1, 1935:

Andrew W. Hockenhull

January 1, 1935 to January 1, 1939:

Clyde Tingley

January 1, 1939 to January 1, 1943:

John E. Miles

January 1, 1943 to January 1, 1947:

John J. Dempsey

January 1, 1947 to January 1, 1951:

Thomas J. Mabry

January 1, 1951 to January 1, 1955:

Edwin L. Mechem

January 1, 1955 to January 1, 1957:

John F. Simms

January 1, 1957 to January 1, 1959:

Edwin L. Mechem

January 1, 1959 to January 1, 1961:

John Burroughs

January 1, 1961 to November 30, 1962:

Edwin L. Mechem*

* Resigned from office

November 30, 1962 to January 1, 1963:

Tom Bolack

January 1, 1963 to January 1, 1967:

Jack M. Campbell

January 1, 1967 to January 1, 1971:

David F. Cargo

January 1, 1971 to January 1, 1975:

Bruce King

January 1, 1975 to January 1, 1979:

Jerry Apodaca

January 1, 1979 to January 1, 1983:

Bruce King

January 1, 1983 to January 1, 1987:

Roney Anaya

January 1, 1987 to January 1, 1991:

Garrey E. Carruthers

January 1, 1991 to January 1, 1995:

Bruce King

January 1, 1995 to 2003:

Gary E. Johnson

2003 --

Bill Richardson

Lyrics by Elizabeth Garrett

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