The 1916 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916.
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 County results De Baca: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Bursum: 50-60% 60–70% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic Governor William C. McDonald did not run for re-election but ran instead for Lieutenant Governor.
Democratic nominee Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca defeated Republican nominee Holm O. Bursum.
General election
editCandidates
edit- Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca, Democratic, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
- Holm O. Bursum, Republican, Republican candidate for Governor in 1911
- N. A. Wells, Socialist
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca | 32,875 | 49.40% | −1.61% | |
| Republican | Holm O. Bursum | 31,552 | 47.41% | +1.36% | |
| Socialist | N. A. Wells | 2,124 | 3.19% | +0.25% | |
| Majority | 1,323 | 1.99% | |||
| Total votes | 66,551 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -2.97% | |||
Results by county
edit| County | Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca Democratic |
Holm O. Bursum Republican |
N. A. Wells Socialist |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bernalillo | 2,357 | 45.47% | 2,739 | 52.84% | 88 | 1.70% | -382 | -7.37% | 5,184 |
| Chaves | 2,124 | 64.36% | 953 | 28.88% | 223 | 6.76% | 1,171 | 35.48% | 3,300 |
| Colfax | 1,996 | 51.67% | 1,819 | 47.09% | 48 | 1.24% | 177 | 4.58% | 3,863 |
| Curry | 1,039 | 55.44% | 494 | 26.36% | 341 | 18.20% | 545 | 29.08% | 1,874 |
| Doña Ana | 1,147 | 42.48% | 1,533 | 56.78% | 20 | 0.74% | -386 | -14.30% | 2,700 |
| Eddy | 1,386 | 72.04% | 435 | 22.61% | 103 | 5.35% | 951 | 49.43% | 1,924 |
| Grant | 1,978 | 46.55% | 2,163 | 50.91% | 108 | 2.54% | -185 | -4.35% | 4,249 |
| Guadalupe | 1,206 | 53.34% | 1,023 | 45.25% | 32 | 1.42% | 183 | 8.09% | 2,261 |
| Lincoln | 721 | 40.35% | 1,021 | 57.13% | 45 | 2.52% | -300 | -16.79% | 1,787 |
| Luna | 756 | 60.00% | 459 | 36.43% | 45 | 3.57% | 297 | 23.57% | 1,260 |
| McKinley | 563 | 45.55% | 670 | 54.21% | 3 | 0.24% | -107 | -8.66% | 1,236 |
| Mora | 1,610 | 52.10% | 1,463 | 47.35% | 17 | 0.55% | 147 | 4.76% | 3,090 |
| Otero | 765 | 50.50% | 618 | 40.79% | 132 | 8.71% | 147 | 9.70% | 1,515 |
| Quay | 1,433 | 59.51% | 728 | 30.23% | 247 | 10.26% | 705 | 29.28% | 2,408 |
| Rio Arriba | 1,522 | 43.67% | 1,962 | 56.30% | 1 | 0.03% | -440 | -12.63% | 3,485 |
| Roosevelt | 1,081 | 74.14% | 232 | 15.91% | 145 | 9.95% | 849 | 58.23% | 1,458 |
| San Juan | 566 | 53.75% | 439 | 41.69% | 48 | 4.56% | 127 | 12.06% | 1,053 |
| San Miguel | 2,544 | 49.01% | 2,615 | 50.38% | 32 | 0.62% | -71 | -1.37% | 5,191 |
| Sandoval | 754 | 56.10% | 590 | 43.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 164 | 12.20% | 1,344 |
| Santa Fe | 1,492 | 45.85% | 1,745 | 53.63% | 17 | 0.52% | -253 | -7.78% | 3,254 |
| Sierra | 427 | 44.25% | 515 | 53.37% | 23 | 2.38% | -88 | -9.12% | 965 |
| Socorro | 1,322 | 37.30% | 2,205 | 62.22% | 17 | 0.48% | -883 | -24.92% | 3,544 |
| Taos | 1,107 | 48.92% | 1,116 | 49.32% | 40 | 1.77% | -9 | -0.40% | 2,263 |
| Torrance | 665 | 39.80% | 937 | 56.07% | 69 | 4.13% | -272 | -16.28% | 1,671 |
| Union | 1,896 | 51.08% | 1,553 | 41.84% | 263 | 7.09% | 343 | 9.24% | 3,712 |
| Valencia | 418 | 21.33% | 1,525 | 77.81% | 17 | 0.87% | -1,107 | -56.48% | 1,960 |
| Total | 32,875 | 49.40% | 31,552 | 47.41% | 2,124 | 3.19% | 1,323 | 1.99% | 66,551 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editCounties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "NM Governor, 1916". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 69. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ The New Mexico Blue Book or State Official Register 1917. p. 105.
- ^ The New Mexico Blue Book or State Official Register 1919. p. 281.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-7864-7033-4.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 218–219. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ "Official Vote of New Mexico is announced" (PDF). New Mexico State Record. Santa Fe, New Mexico. December 8, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2021.