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1920 New Mexico gubernatorial election

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1920 New Mexico gubernatorial election

← 1918 November 2, 1920 1922 →
 
Nominee Merritt C. Mechem Richard H. Hanna
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 54,426 50,755
Percentage 51.26% 47.80%

County results
Mechem:      50-60%      60–70%
Hanna:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo
Republican

Elected Governor

Merritt C. Mechem
Republican

The 1920 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920.

Incumbent Republican Governor Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo was defeated for renomination. Republican candidate Merritt C. Mechem defeated Democratic nominee Richard H. Hanna with 51.26% of the vote. Otero County and Union County both backed a Republican gubernatorial candidate for the first time, but would not do so again until 1950 and 1938, respectively. This was also the last gubernatorial election until 1950 in which Grant County voted for a Republican.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1920 New Mexico gubernatorial election[3][4][5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Merritt C. Mechem 54,426 51.26% +0.77%
Democratic Richard H. Hanna 50,755 47.80% +0.12%
Farmer–Labor W. E. McGrath 1,004 0.95%
Majority 3,671 3.46%
Total votes 106,185 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +0.65%

Results by county

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County Merritt C. Mechem
Republican
Richard H. Hanna
Democratic
W. E. McGrath
Farmer-Labor
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Bernalillo 4,154 41.98% 5,687 57.47% 55 0.56% -1,533 -15.49% 9,896
Chaves 1,587 40.98% 2,256 58.25% 30 0.77% -669 -17.27% 3,873
Colfax 3,164 51.51% 2,932 47.73% 47 0.77% 232 3.78% 6,143
Curry 786 24.55% 2,270 70.92% 145 4.53% -1,484 -46.36% 3,201
De Baca 380 34.70% 710 64.84% 5 0.46% -330 -30.14% 1,095
Doña Ana 2,531 63.77% 1,426 35.93% 12 0.30% 1,105 27.84% 3,969
Eddy 875 33.31% 1,723 65.59% 29 1.10% -848 -32.28% 2,627
Grant 2,243 53.76% 1,902 45.59% 27 0.65% 341 8.17% 4,172
Guadalupe 1,531 53.98% 1,284 45.28% 21 0.74% 247 8.71% 2,836
Hidalgo 428 42.67% 571 56.93% 4 0.40% -143 -14.26% 1,003
Lea 161 15.88% 830 81.85% 23 2.27% -669 -65.98% 1,014
Lincoln 1,476 55.34% 1,168 43.79% 23 0.86% 308 11.55% 2,667
Luna 852 45.20% 1,007 53.42% 26 1.38% -155 -8.22% 1,885
McKinley 1,411 54.90% 1,136 44.20% 23 0.89% 275 10.70% 2,570
Mora 2,262 48.37% 2,388 51.07% 26 0.56% -126 -2.69% 4,676
Otero 1,207 50.40% 1,134 47.35% 54 2.25% 73 3.05% 2,395
Quay 1,172 37.73% 1,865 60.05% 69 2.22% -693 -22.31% 3,106
Rio Arriba 3,910 64.85% 2,119 35.15% 0 0.00% 1,791 29.71% 6,029
Roosevelt 471 25.99% 1,280 70.64% 61 3.37% -809 -44.65% 1,812
San Juan 899 48.65% 931 50.38% 18 0.97% -32 -1.73% 1,848
San Miguel 5,105 57.34% 3,798 42.66% 0 0.00% 1,307 14.68% 8,903
Sandoval 1,129 53.20% 993 46.80% 0 0.00% 136 6.41% 2,122
Santa Fe 3,365 58.88% 2,332 40.80% 18 0.31% 1,033 18.08% 5,715
Sierra 878 57.54% 635 41.61% 13 0.85% 243 15.92% 1,526
Socorro 3,216 63.66% 1,807 35.77% 29 0.57% 1,409 27.89% 5,052
Taos 2,457 63.10% 1,431 36.75% 6 0.15% 1,026 26.35% 3,894
Torrance 1,605 54.74% 1,290 44.00% 37 1.26% 315 10.74% 2,932
Union 2,799 51.81% 2,428 44.95% 175 3.24% 371 6.87% 5,402
Valencia 2,372 62.06% 1,422 37.21% 28 0.73% 950 24.86% 3,822
Total 54,426 51.26% 50,755 47.80% 1,004 0.95% 3,671 3.46% 106,185

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

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  1. ^ "National Life Insurance Company of the Southwest". Albuquerque morning journal. Albuquerque, N.M. March 7, 1920. p. 7. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Republicans select Mechem". The Clovis news. Clovis, N.M. September 9, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "NM Governor, 1920". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 218–219.
  5. ^ Guide to U.S. Elections 2005, p. 1515.
  6. ^ New Mexico Blue Book 1921, p. 189.
  7. ^ New Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Tabular Statement of the aggregate vote cast in the State of New Mexico, for Presidential Electors, Representative to Congress and State Officers at a general election held on Tuesday, next after the first Monday in November, A.D. 1920

Bibliography

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