1918 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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The 1918 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918.
Incumbent Republican Governor Washington Ellsworth Lindsey lost the Republican nomination.[1]
Republican nominee Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo defeated Democratic nominee Felix Garcia with 50.50% of the vote.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Felix Garcia, Democratic, member of the state tax commission[2][3]
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo, Republican, Democratic nominee for New Mexico Territory's at-large congressional district in 1906 and 1908
- Allen H. Moulton, Socialist
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo | 23,752 | 50.49% | +3.08% | |
| Democratic | Felix Garcia | 22,433 | 47.68% | −1.72% | |
| Socialist | Allen H. Moulton | 847 | 1.80% | −1.39% | |
| Scattering | 15 | 0.03% | |||
| Majority | 1,319 | 2.80% | |||
| Total votes | 47,047 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | +4.79% | |||
Results by county
[edit]| County | Octaviano A. Larrazolo Republican |
Felix Garcia Democratic |
Allen H. Moulton Socialist |
Scattering Write-in |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bernalillo | 2,096 | 55.39% | 1,650 | 43.60% | 38 | 1.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 446 | 11.79% | 3,784 |
| Chaves | 456 | 30.14% | 1,022 | 67.55% | 33 | 2.18% | 2 | 0.13% | -566 | -37.41% | 1,513 |
| Colfax | 1,405 | 53.36% | 1,150 | 43.68% | 78 | 2.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 255 | 9.68% | 2,633 |
| Curry | 280 | 22.45% | 906 | 72.65% | 61 | 4.89% | 0 | 0.00% | -626 | -50.20% | 1,247 |
| De Baca | 151 | 26.08% | 404 | 69.78% | 24 | 4.15% | 0 | 0.00% | -253 | -43.70% | 579 |
| Doña Ana | 1,153 | 61.20% | 722 | 38.32% | 9 | 0.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 431 | 22.88% | 1,884 |
| Eddy | 255 | 27.75% | 648 | 70.51% | 15 | 1.63% | 1 | 0.11% | -393 | -42.76% | 919 |
| Grant | 1,173 | 39.91% | 1,639 | 55.77% | 119 | 4.05% | 8 | 0.27% | -466 | -15.86% | 2,939 |
| Guadalupe | 681 | 51.40% | 639 | 48.23% | 5 | 0.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 42 | 3.17% | 1,325 |
| Lea | 30 | 7.89% | 348 | 91.58% | 2 | 0.53% | 0 | 0.00% | -318 | -83.68% | 380 |
| Lincoln | 652 | 49.54% | 634 | 48.18% | 27 | 2.05% | 3 | 0.23% | 18 | 1.37% | 1,316 |
| Luna | 366 | 33.52% | 685 | 62.73% | 41 | 3.75% | 0 | 0.00% | -319 | -29.21% | 1,092 |
| McKinley | 568 | 55.74% | 439 | 43.08% | 12 | 1.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 129 | 12.66% | 1,019 |
| Mora | 1,202 | 51.65% | 1,098 | 47.19% | 27 | 1.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 104 | 4.47% | 2,327 |
| Otero | 447 | 45.94% | 492 | 50.57% | 34 | 3.49% | 0 | 0.00% | -45 | -4.62% | 973 |
| Quay | 382 | 28.51% | 879 | 65.60% | 79 | 5.90% | 0 | 0.00% | -497 | -37.09% | 1,340 |
| Rio Arriba | 1,487 | 54.99% | 1,216 | 44.97% | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 271 | 10.02% | 2,704 |
| Roosevelt | 112 | 14.93% | 607 | 80.93% | 30 | 4.00% | 1 | 0.13% | -495 | -66.00% | 750 |
| San Juan | 317 | 40.03% | 464 | 58.59% | 11 | 1.39% | 0 | 0.00% | -147 | -18.56% | 792 |
| San Miguel | 2,591 | 66.20% | 1,305 | 33.34% | 18 | 0.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,286 | 32.86% | 3,914 |
| Sandoval | 617 | 56.76% | 467 | 42.96% | 3 | 0.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 150 | 13.80% | 1,087 |
| Santa Fe | 1,447 | 60.72% | 925 | 38.82% | 11 | 0.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 522 | 21.91% | 2,383 |
| Sierra | 339 | 46.63% | 378 | 51.99% | 10 | 1.38% | 0 | 0.00% | -39 | -5.36% | 727 |
| Socorro | 1,542 | 63.59% | 869 | 35.84% | 14 | 0.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 673 | 27.75% | 2,425 |
| Taos | 858 | 61.20% | 541 | 38.59% | 3 | 0.21% | 0 | 0.00% | 317 | 22.61% | 1,402 |
| Torrance | 796 | 55.12% | 614 | 42.52% | 34 | 2.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 182 | 12.60% | 1,444 |
| Union | 1,082 | 41.95% | 1,394 | 54.05% | 103 | 3.99% | 0 | 0.00% | -312 | -12.10% | 2,579 |
| Valencia | 1,267 | 80.70% | 298 | 18.98% | 5 | 0.32% | 0 | 0.00% | 969 | 61.72% | 1,570 |
| Total | 23,752 | 50.49% | 22,433 | 47.68% | 847 | 1.80% | 15 | 0.03% | 1,319 | 2.80% | 47,047 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Republican convention largest ever held in New Mexico places winning ticket before the voters". New Mexico state record. Santa Fe, N.M. October 4, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "Felix Garcia". Carrizozo news. Carrizozo, N.M. October 25, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "Citizens of New Mexico". Albuquerque morning journal. Albuquerque, N.M. November 3, 1918. p. 5. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "NM Governor, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 69. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 6. 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.
- ^ The New Mexico Blue Book or State Official Register 1919. p. 239.
- ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
