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The 1916 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916.
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.
| 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% | |||
| County | Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca Democratic | Holm O. Bursum Republican | N. A. Wells Socialist | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| 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 |
The lieutenant governor of New Mexico is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of New Mexico, ranking just below the governor. Thirty individuals have held the office of lieutenant governor since statehood, two of them serving non-consecutively. The incumbent is Howie Morales, a Democrat.
Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca was the first Hispano elected for office as lieutenant governor in New Mexico's first election. His term as lieutenant governor was followed by his election as the second elected governor of New Mexico. This term was brief as he died shortly after taking office. He was the state's first elected Hispanic governor, and the first governor born in New Mexico after its annexation by the United States.
The 1994 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994, for the four-year term beginning on January 1, 1995. Candidates for governor and lieutenant governor ran on a ticket as running mates.
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