The 1912 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 5, 1912, and all contemporary forty-eight states participated as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President.
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This was the first presidential election in which New Mexico participated, having been admitted to the union as the 47th state on January 6, 1912. During the period between New Mexico's annexation by the United States and statehood, the area was divided between largely Republican machine-run highland regions and its firmly Southern Democrat and Baptist "Little Texas" region to the southeast.[1] Running for reelection against the reformist policies of Wilson was William H. Taft, who secured the Republican nomination over Theodore Roosevelt. To counter not receiving the Republican nomination, Roosevelt then ran for president under his own Bull-Moose Party.
New Mexico is indicative of this critical split in the industrialist Republican Party, because Wilson was able to attain victory, both in the State and nationally, with about 40% of the vote, due to a split in the "Old Guard" of highland Republicanism.[2] New Mexico was won by New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson, in what was perhaps the most politically diverse election in United States history.[3] Nonetheless, New Mexico was still Taft's fourth-strongest state by vote percentage after Utah, New Hampshire and Vermont,[4] reflecting the strong Hispanic machine loyalties to him in the northern highlands.[5] The Socialist Party of America had its best year on record under Socialist Party star Eugene V. Debs, who garnered almost six percent of the electorate in New Mexico, and nationally. Debs ran ahead of Taft in Curry, Eddy and Roosevelt counties.
Results
edit| Party | Pledged to | Elector | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | Woodrow Wilson | E. C. de Baca | 20,437 | |
| Democratic Party | Woodrow Wilson | S. D. Stennis Jr. | 20,108 | |
| Democratic Party | Woodrow Wilson | J. H. Latham | 19,997 | |
| Republican Party | William Howard Taft | Eufracio Gallegos | 17,733 | |
| Republican Party | William Howard Taft | Matt Fowler | 17,258 | |
| Republican Party | William Howard Taft | Levi A. Hughes | 17,134 | |
| Progressive Party | Theodore Roosevelt | George W. Armijo | 8,347 | |
| Progressive Party | Theodore Roosevelt | Dora F. Thomas | 7,787 | |
| Progressive Party | Theodore Roosevelt | Elmer E. Studley | 7,764 | |
| Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | Walter Cook | 2,859 | |
| Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | W. T. Holmes | 2,859 | |
| Socialist Party | Eugene V. Debs | LeRoy Welch | 2,856 | |
| Votes cast[a] | 49,375 | |||
Results by county
edit| County | Woodrow Wilson Democratic |
William Howard Taft Republican |
Theodore Roosevelt Progressive "Bull Moose" |
Eugene V. Debs Socialist |
Margin | Total votes cast[b] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bernalillo | 1,199 | 31.85% | 1,002 | 26.61% | 1,394 | 37.03% | 170 | 4.52% | -195 | -5.18% | 3.765 |
| Chaves | 1,339 | 52.53% | 465 | 18.24% | 398 | 15.61% | 347 | 13.61% | 874 | 34.29% | 2,549 |
| Colfax | 1,182 | 41.34% | 1,036 | 36.24% | 564 | 19.73% | 77 | 2.69% | 146 | 5.11% | 2,859 |
| Curry | 634 | 52.66% | 123 | 10.22% | 253 | 21.01% | 194 | 16.11% | 381 | 31.64% | 1,204 |
| Doña Ana | 895 | 43.36% | 912 | 44.19% | 241 | 11.68% | 16 | 0.78% | -17 | -0.82% | 2,064 |
| Eddy | 936 | 57.85% | 145 | 8.96% | 371 | 22.93% | 166 | 10.26% | 565[c] | 34.92% | 1,618 |
| Grant | 1,130 | 53.33% | 439 | 20.72% | 416 | 19.63% | 134 | 6.32% | 691 | 32.61% | 2,119 |
| Guadalupe | 761 | 45.79% | 651 | 39.17% | 154 | 9.27% | 96 | 5.78% | 110 | 6.62% | 1,662 |
| Lincoln | 461 | 40.91% | 452 | 40.11% | 109 | 9.67% | 105 | 9.32% | 9 | 0.80% | 1,127 |
| Luna | 461 | 56.29% | 81 | 9.89% | 194 | 23.69% | 83 | 10.13% | 267[c] | 32.60% | 819 |
| McKinley | 224 | 30.60% | 264 | 36.07% | 237 | 32.38% | 7 | 0.96% | -27[d] | -3.69% | 732 |
| Mora | 1,002 | 42.97% | 1,022 | 43.83% | 264 | 11.32% | 44 | 1.89% | -20 | -0.86% | 2,332 |
| Otero | 420 | 41.75% | 220 | 21.87% | 201 | 19.98% | 165 | 16.40% | 200 | 19.88% | 1,006 |
| Quay | 884 | 47.07% | 351 | 18.69% | 358 | 19.06% | 285 | 15.18% | 526[c] | 28.01% | 1,878 |
| Rio Arriba | 1,004 | 37.76% | 1,549 | 58.25% | 101 | 3.80% | 5 | 0.19% | -545 | -20.50% | 2,659 |
| Roosevelt | 599 | 49.34% | 107 | 8.81% | 299 | 21.33% | 249 | 20.51% | 340[c] | 28.01% | 1,214 |
| San Juan | 493 | 46.25% | 203 | 19.04% | 229 | 21.48% | 141 | 13.23% | 264[c] | 24.77% | 1,066 |
| San Miguel | 1,740 | 39.07% | 2,479 | 55.67% | 207 | 4.65% | 27 | 0.61% | -739 | -16.60% | 4,453 |
| Sandoval | 126 | 13.70% | 211 | 22.93% | 583 | 63.37% | 0 | 0.00% | -372[d] | -40.44% | 920 |
| Santa Fe | 1,012 | 34.92% | 1,432 | 49.41% | 390 | 13.46% | 64 | 2.21% | -420 | -14.49% | 2,898 |
| Sierra | 352 | 56.32% | 176 | 28.16% | 86 | 13.76% | 11 | 1.76% | 176 | 28.16% | 625 |
| Socorro | 1,078 | 46.33% | 960 | 41.25% | 269 | 11.56% | 20 | 0.86% | 118 | 5.07% | 2,327 |
| Taos | 765 | 39.89% | 855 | 44.58% | 277 | 14.44% | 21 | 1.09% | -90 | -4.69% | 1,918 |
| Torrance | 390 | 29.66% | 520 | 39.54% | 232 | 17.64% | 174 | 13.23% | -130 | -9.89% | 1,315 |
| Union | 1,119 | 42.86% | 815 | 31.21% | 449 | 17.20% | 228 | 8.73% | 304 | 11.64% | 2,611 |
| Valencia | 231 | 14.13% | 1,263 | 77.25% | 111 | 6.79% | 30 | 1.83% | -1,032 | -63.12% | 1,635 |
| Total | 20,437 | 41.39% | 17,733 | 35.91% | 8,347 | 16.91% | 2,859 | 5.79% | 2,704 | 5.48% | 49,375 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
- ^ Based on the highest elector on each ticket
- ^ a b c d e In this county where Taft ran third behind Roosevelt, margin given is Wilson vote minus Roosevelt vote, and percentage margin is Wilson percentage minus Roosevelt percentage.
- ^ a b In this county where Wilson ran third behind Roosevelt, margin given is Taft vote minus Roosevelt vote and percentage margin Taft percentage minus Roosevelt percentage.
References
edit- ^ Chilton, Lance; New Mexico: A Guide to the Colorful State, p. 95 ISBN 0826307329
- ^ Hodgson, Illa D. and Garthwaite, Eloyse M.; 'New Mexico's Early Elections: Statehood to New Deal'; New Mexico Historical Review, January 1, 1995; vol. 70, issue 1, pp. 29-46
- ^ "1912 Presidential General Election Results – New Mexico". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "1912 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 42 ISBN 0786422173
- ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. The New Mexico Blue Book, or State Official Register 1915. Santa Fe, New Mexico. p. 153. Retrieved July 24, 2024.