1918 New Mexico gubernatorial election

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1918 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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  1916 November 5, 1918 1920  
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Nominee Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo Felix Garcia
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote23,75222,433
Percentage50.50%47.70%

1918 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Larrazolo:      50-60%     60–70%     80–90%
Garcia:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90–100%

Governor before election

Washington Ellsworth Lindsey
Republican

Elected Governor

Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo
Republican

The 1918 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918.

Contents

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

Candidates

Results

1918 New Mexico gubernatorial election [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo 23,752 50.49% +3.08%
Democratic Felix Garcia22,43347.68%−1.72%
Socialist Allen H. Moulton8471.80%−1.39%
Scattering150.03%
Majority1,3192.80%
Total votes47,047 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +4.79%

Results by county

CountyOctaviano A. Larrazolo
Republican
Felix Garcia
Democratic
Allen H. Moulton
Socialist
Scattering
Write-in
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %# %
Bernalillo 2,09655.39%1,65043.60%381.00%00.00%44611.79%3,784
Chaves 45630.14%1,02267.55%332.18%20.13%-566-37.41%1,513
Colfax 1,40553.36%1,15043.68%782.96%00.00%2559.68%2,633
Curry 28022.45%90672.65%614.89%00.00%-626-50.20%1,247
De Baca 15126.08%40469.78%244.15%00.00%-253-43.70%579
Doña Ana 1,15361.20%72238.32%90.48%00.00%43122.88%1,884
Eddy 25527.75%64870.51%151.63%10.11%-393-42.76%919
Grant 1,17339.91%1,63955.77%1194.05%80.27%-466-15.86%2,939
Guadalupe 68151.40%63948.23%50.38%00.00%423.17%1,325
Lea 307.89%34891.58%20.53%00.00%-318-83.68%380
Lincoln 65249.54%63448.18%272.05%30.23%181.37%1,316
Luna 36633.52%68562.73%413.75%00.00%-319-29.21%1,092
McKinley 56855.74%43943.08%121.18%00.00%12912.66%1,019
Mora 1,20251.65%1,09847.19%271.16%00.00%1044.47%2,327
Otero 44745.94%49250.57%343.49%00.00%-45-4.62%973
Quay 38228.51%87965.60%795.90%00.00%-497-37.09%1,340
Rio Arriba 1,48754.99%1,21644.97%10.04%00.00%27110.02%2,704
Roosevelt 11214.93%60780.93%304.00%10.13%-495-66.00%750
San Juan 31740.03%46458.59%111.39%00.00%-147-18.56%792
San Miguel 2,59166.20%1,30533.34%180.46%00.00%1,28632.86%3,914
Sandoval 61756.76%46742.96%30.28%00.00%15013.80%1,087
Santa Fe 1,44760.72%92538.82%110.46%00.00%52221.91%2,383
Sierra 33946.63%37851.99%101.38%00.00%-39-5.36%727
Socorro 1,54263.59%86935.84%140.58%00.00%67327.75%2,425
Taos 85861.20%54138.59%30.21%00.00%31722.61%1,402
Torrance 79655.12%61442.52%342.35%00.00%18212.60%1,444
Union 1,08241.95%1,39454.05%1033.99%00.00%-312-12.10%2,579
Valencia 1,26780.70%29818.98%50.32%00.00%96961.72%1,570
Total23,75250.49%22,43347.68%8471.80%150.03%1,3192.80%47,047

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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