1926 New Mexico gubernatorial election

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1926 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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  1924 November 2, 1926 1928  
  Richard Charles Dillon in 1927.jpg ArthurTHannett.jpg
Nominee Richard C. Dillon Arthur T. Hannett
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote56,29452,523
Percentage51.60%48.15%

1926 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Dillon:      50-60%     60–70%     80–90%
Hannett:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election

Arthur T. Hannett
Democratic

Elected Governor

Richard C. Dillon
Republican

The 1926 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Democratic Governor Arthur T. Hannett was defeated by Republican nominee Richard C. Dillon who won 51.60% of the vote. This was the first ever gubernatorial election in which Luna County voted for a Republican candidate.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

1926 New Mexico gubernatorial election [1] [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Richard C. Dillon 56,294 51.60% +2.96%
Democratic Arthur T. Hannett (incumbent)52,52348.15%−0.67%
Socialist Q. M. Bixler2740.25%
Majority3,7713.46%
Total votes109,091 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing +3.63%

Results by county

CountyRichard C. Dillon
Republican
Arthur T. Hannett
Democratic
Q. M. Bixler
Socialist
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Bernalillo 7,42655.12%6,03244.77%140.10%1,39410.35%13,472
Catron 60150.42%59149.58%00.00%100.84%1,192
Chaves 1,40840.45%2,05559.03%180.52%-647-18.59%3,481
Colfax 2,91547.64%3,17951.95%250.41%-264-4.31%6,119
Curry 39116.61%1,96383.39%00.00%-1,572-66.78%2,354
De Baca 39039.96%58259.63%40.41%-192-19.67%976
Doña Ana 3,10853.08%2,72946.61%180.31%3796.47%5,855
Eddy 55821.73%2,00177.92%90.35%-1,443-56.19%2,568
Grant 1,42937.33%2,39062.43%90.24%-961-25.10%3,828
Guadalupe 1,51060.06%99839.70%60.24%51220.37%2,514
Harding 79047.85%85751.91%40.24%-67-4.06%1,651
Hidalgo 26929.76%63470.13%10.11%-365-40.38%904
Lea 10813.90%66885.97%10.13%-560-72.07%777
Lincoln 1,13953.83%97446.03%30.14%1657.80%2,116
Luna 82950.49%80148.78%120.73%281.71%1,642
McKinley 1,40451.81%1,30548.15%10.04%993.65%2,710
Mora 2,13954.58%1,78045.42%00.00%3599.16%3,919
Otero 81546.52%92352.68%140.80%-108-6.16%1,752
Quay 79429.91%1,84069.30%210.79%-1,046-39.40%2,655
Rio Arriba 4,36263.99%2,45135.95%40.06%1,91128.03%6,817
Roosevelt 28515.55%1,53183.52%170.93%-1,246-67.98%1,833
San Juan 68534.84%1,27364.75%80.41%-588-29.91%1,966
San Miguel 4,41751.39%4,17048.52%80.09%2472.87%8,595
Sandoval 1,67758.76%1,17641.21%10.04%50117.55%2,854
Santa Fe 4,57666.77%2,26733.08%100.15%2,30933.69%6,853
Sierra 69549.57%70750.43%00.00%-12-0.86%1,402
Socorro 2,56767.71%1,22432.29%00.00%1,34335.43%3,791
Taos 2,50658.72%1,75841.19%40.09%74817.53%4,268
Torrance 1,70558.94%1,18040.79%80.28%52518.15%2,893
Union 1,34442.64%1,76055.84%481.52%-416-13.20%3,152
Valencia 3,45282.54%72417.31%60.14%2,72865.23%4,182
Total56,29451.60%52,52348.15%2740.25%3,7713.46%109,091

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

  1. New Mexico Secretary of State. The New Mexico Blue Book, or State Official Register 1927-1928. 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.

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