1912 United States presidential election in New Mexico

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1912 United States presidential election in New Mexico
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  Woodrow Wilson-H&E.jpg William Howard Taft Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg
Nominee Woodrow Wilson William Howard Taft
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New Jersey Ohio
Running mate Thomas R. Marshall Nicholas Murray Butler
Electoral vote30
Popular vote20,43717,733
Percentage41.39%35.91%
  Unsuccessful 1912 2.jpg Eugene Debs portrait.jpeg
Nominee Theodore Roosevelt Eugene V. Debs
Party Progressive Socialist
Home state New York Indiana
Running mate Hiram Johnson Emil Seidel
Electoral vote00
Popular vote8,3472,859
Percentage16.91%5.79%
New Mexico Presidential Election Results 1912.svg
County Results
President before election

William Howard Taft
Republican

Elected President

Woodrow Wilson
Democratic

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

General Election Results [6]
PartyPledged toElectorVotes
Democratic Party Woodrow WilsonE. C. de Baca20,437
Democratic Party Woodrow WilsonS. D. Stennis Jr.20,108
Democratic Party Woodrow WilsonJ. H. Latham19,997
Republican Party William Howard TaftEufracio Gallegos17,733
Republican Party William Howard TaftMatt Fowler17,258
Republican Party William Howard TaftLevi A. Hughes17,134
Progressive Party Theodore RooseveltGeorge W. Armijo8,347
Progressive Party Theodore RooseveltDora F. Thomas7,787
Progressive Party Theodore RooseveltElmer E. Studley7,764
Socialist Party Eugene V. DebsWalter Cook2,859
Socialist Party Eugene V. DebsW. T. Holmes2,859
Socialist Party Eugene V. DebsLeRoy Welch2,856
Votes cast [a] 49,375

Results by county

County Woodrow Wilson
Democratic		 William Howard Taft
Republican		 Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive "Bull Moose"		 Eugene V. Debs
Socialist		MarginTotal votes cast [b]
# %# %# %# %# %
Bernalillo 1,19931.85%1,00226.61%1,39437.03%1704.52%-195-5.18%3,765
Chaves 1,33952.53%46518.24%39815.61%34713.61%87434.29%2,549
Colfax 1,18241.34%1,03636.24%56419.73%772.69%1465.11%2,859
Curry 63452.66%12310.22%25321.01%19416.11%38131.64%1,204
Doña Ana 89543.36%91244.19%24111.68%160.78%-17-0.82%2,064
Eddy 93657.85%1458.96%37122.93%16610.26%565 [c] 34.92%1,618
Grant 1,13053.33%43920.72%41619.63%1346.32%69132.61%2,119
Guadalupe 76145.79%65139.17%1549.27%965.78%1106.62%1,662
Lincoln 46140.91%45240.11%1099.67%1059.32%90.80%1,127
Luna 46156.29%819.89%19423.69%8310.13%267 [c] 32.60%819
McKinley 22430.60%26436.07%23732.38%70.96%-27 [d] -3.69%732
Mora 1,00242.97%1,02243.83%26411.32%441.89%-20-0.86%2,332
Otero 42041.75%22021.87%20119.98%16516.40%20019.88%1,006
Quay 88447.07%35118.69%35819.06%28515.18%526 [c] 28.01%1,878
Rio Arriba 1,00437.76%1,54958.25%1013.80%50.19%-545-20.50%2,659
Roosevelt 59949.34%1078.81%29921.33%24920.51%340 [c] 28.01%1,214
San Juan 49346.25%20319.04%22921.48%14113.23%264 [c] 24.77%1,066
San Miguel 1,74039.07%2,47955.67%2074.65%270.61%-739-16.60%4,453
Sandoval 12613.70%21122.93%58363.37%00.00%-372 [d] -40.44%920
Santa Fe 1,01234.92%1,43249.41%39013.46%642.21%-420-14.49%2,898
Sierra 35256.32%17628.16%8613.76%111.76%17628.16%625
Socorro 1,07846.33%96041.25%26911.56%200.86%1185.07%2,327
Taos 76539.89%85544.58%27714.44%211.09%-90-4.69%1,918
Torrance 39029.66%52039.54%23217.64%17413.23%-130-9.89%1,315
Union 1,11942.86%81531.21%44917.20%2288.73%30411.64%2,611
Valencia 23114.13%1,26377.25%1116.79%301.83%-1,032-63.12%1,635
Total20,43741.39%17,73335.91%8,34716.91%2,8595.79%2,7045.48%49,375

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  2. ↑ Based on the highest elector on each ticket
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
  4. 1 2 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

  1. ↑ Chilton, Lance; New Mexico: A Guide to the Colorful State, p. 95 ISBN   0826307329
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ "1912 Presidential General Election Results – New Mexico". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ "1912 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 42 ISBN   0786422173
  6. ↑ 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.
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