Jump to content

1924 New Mexico gubernatorial election

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1924 New Mexico gubernatorial election

← 1922 November 4, 1924 1926 →
 
Nominee Arthur T. Hannett Manuel B. Otero
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 56,183 55,984
Percentage 48.82% 48.64%

County Results
Hannett:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Otero:      50-60%      60–70%      80–90%

Governor before election

James F. Hinkle
Democratic

Elected Governor

Arthur T. Hannett
Democratic

The 1924 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924.

Incumbent Democratic Governor James F. Hinkle did not run for a second term. Democratic nominee Arthur T. Hannett defeated Republican nominee Manuel B. Otero by 199 votes, or 0.17%, making this the closest gubernatorial election in New Mexico's history to date.

General election

[edit]

Candidates

[edit]

Results

[edit]
1924 New Mexico gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Arthur T. Hannett 56,183 48.82% −5.75%
Republican Manuel B. Otero 55,984 48.64% +3.98%
Progressive Green B. Patterson 2,926 2.54%
Majority 199 0.17%
Total votes 115,093 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing -9.74%

Results by county

[edit]
County Arthur T. Hannett
Democratic
Manuel B. Otero
Republican
Green B. Patterson
Progressive
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Bernalillo 6,532 45.20% 7,785 53.88% 133 0.92% -1,253 -8.67% 14,450
Catron 461 43.61% 546 51.66% 50 4.73% -85 -8.04% 1,057
Chaves 2,443 63.50% 1,301 33.82% 103 2.68% 1,142 29.69% 3,847
Colfax 3,801 52.33% 3,298 45.41% 164 2.26% 503 6.93% 7,263
Curry 2,185 66.98% 563 17.26% 514 15.76% 1,622 49.72% 3,262
De Baca 689 66.96% 322 31.29% 18 1.75% 367 35.67% 1,029
Doña Ana 2,121 43.79% 2,641 54.52% 82 1.69% -520 -10.73% 4,844
Eddy 1,670 72.26% 579 25.05% 62 2.68% 1,091 47.21% 2,311
Grant 2,754 61.69% 1,542 34.54% 168 3.76% 1,212 27.15% 4,464
Guadalupe 1,140 44.55% 1,369 53.50% 50 1.95% -229 -8.95% 2,559
Harding 895 52.19% 748 43.62% 72 4.20% 147 8.57% 1,715
Hidalgo 607 65.27% 269 28.92% 54 5.81% 338 36.34% 930
Lea 607 83.49% 100 13.76% 20 2.75% 507 69.74% 727
Lincoln 1,029 46.90% 1,102 50.23% 63 2.87% -73 -3.33% 2,194
Luna 858 52.16% 692 42.07% 95 5.78% 166 10.09% 1,645
McKinley 1,669 51.35% 1,534 47.20% 47 1.45% 135 4.15% 3,250
Mora 2,029 47.23% 2,266 52.75% 1 0.02% -237 -5.52% 4,296
Otero 1,022 50.57% 851 42.11% 148 7.32% 171 8.46% 2,021
Quay 2,167 70.72% 739 24.12% 158 5.16% 1,428 46.61% 3,064
Rio Arriba 2,884 40.85% 4,141 58.65% 35 0.50% -1,257 -17.80% 7,060
Roosevelt 1,610 78.69% 299 14.61% 137 6.70% 1,311 64.08% 2,046
San Juan 1,332 67.24% 543 27.41% 106 5.35% 789 39.83% 1,981
San Miguel 4,279 48.25% 4,550 51.31% 39 0.44% -271 -3.06% 8,868
Sandoval 1,084 38.20% 1,741 61.35% 13 0.46% -657 -23.15% 2,838
Santa Fe 2,691 39.39% 4,124 60.36% 17 0.25% -1,433 -20.97% 6,832
Sierra 590 45.88% 664 51.63% 32 2.49% -74 -5.75% 1,286
Socorro 1,107 29.73% 2,596 69.71% 21 0.56% -1,489 -39.98% 3,724
Taos 1,503 35.48% 2,706 63.88% 27 0.64% -1,203 -28.40% 4,236
Torrance 1,477 45.64% 1,648 50.93% 111 3.43% -171 -5.28% 3,236
Union 2,150 55.80% 1,330 34.52% 373 9.68% 820 21.28% 3,853
Valencia 797 18.95% 3,395 80.74% 13 0.31% -2,598 61.78% 4,205
Total 56,183 48.82% 55,984 48.64% 2,926 2.54% 199 0.17% 115,093

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. The New Mexico Blue Book, or State Official Register 1925. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  2. ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  3. ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 218–219.
  4. ^ Guide to U.S. Elections 2005, p. 1515.

Bibliography

[edit]