1930 New Mexico gubernatorial election

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1930 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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  1928 November 4, 1930 1932  
  Arthur Seligman (New Mexico Governor).jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Arthur Seligman Clarence M. Botts
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote62,78955,026
Percentage53.17%46.60%

1930 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Seligman:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Botts:      50-60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Richard C. Dillon
Republican

Elected Governor

Arthur Seligman
Democratic

The 1930 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1930, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Richard C. Dillon was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. Democrat Arthur Seligman defeated Republican Clarence M. Botts by about 6.5 points. Seligman was the first Democratic gubernatorial candidate to ever win Santa Fe County and Taos County and the first Democratric candidate to carry Guadalupe County since 1916.

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General election

Results

1930 New Mexico gubernatorial election [1] [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Arthur Seligman 62,789 53.17% +8.87%
Republican Clarence M. Botts 55,02646.60%−9.02%
Socialist Sam Butler278 [a] 0.24%
Majority 7,7636.57%
Total votes118,093 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing +17.88%

Results by county

CountyArthur Seligman
Democratic
Clarence M. Botts
Republican
Sam Butler
Socialist
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Bernalillo 7,69453.42%6,69446.48%150.10%1,0006.94%14,403
Catron 62148.74%64850.86%50.39%-27-2.12%1,274
Chaves 2,45853.33%2,12346.06%280.61%3357.27%4,609
Colfax 3,12550.47%3,05549.34%120.19%701.13%6,192
Curry 2,16972.61%79126.48%270.90%1,37846.13%2,987
De Baca 76768.00%36132.00%00.00%40635.99%1,128
Doña Ana 2,60850.96%2,49848.81%120.23%1102.15%5,118
Eddy 1,78070.00%75229.57%110.43%1,02840.42%2,543
Grant 2,80263.67%1,58435.99%150.34%1,21827.68%4,401
Guadalupe 1,72757.09%1,29642.84%20.07%43114.25%3,025
Harding 1,13159.65%75639.87%90.47%37519.78%1,896
Hidalgo 72363.31%41636.43%30.26%30726.88%1,142
Lea 1,19682.09%25917.78%20.14%93764.31%1,457
Lincoln 1,21345.81%1,42953.97%60.23%-216-8.16%2,648
Luna 65337.19%1,08761.90%160.91%-434-24.72%1,756
McKinley 1,60948.97%1,67550.97%20.06%-66-2.01%3,286
Mora 2,01051.05%1,92748.95%00.00%832.11%3,937
Otero 1,48256.46%1,13043.05%130.50%35213.41%2,625
Quay 1,96564.36%1,07335.15%150.49%89229.22%3,053
Rio Arriba 3,26349.83%3,28350.14%20.03%-20-0.31%6,548
Roosevelt 1,41777.77%38220.97%231.26%1,03556.81%1,822
San Juan 1,12053.98%94145.35%140.67%1798.63%2,075
San Miguel 3,61942.14%4,96657.82%40.05%-1,347-15.68%8,589
Sandoval 1,33248.76%1,39851.17%20.07%-66-2.42%2,732
Santa Fe 3,88850.96%3,73648.97%50.07%1521.99%7,629
Sierra 98055.37%79044.63%00.00%19010.73%1,770
Socorro 1,82750.01%1,82649.99%00.00%10.03%3,653
Taos 2,25050.53%2,19849.36%50.11%521.17%4,453
Torrance 1,52946.54%1,75053.27%60.18%-221-6.73%3,285
Union 1,86958.24%1,32241.20%180.56%54717.05%3,209
Valencia 1,96240.47%2,88059.41%60.12%-918-18.94%4,848
Total62,78953.17%55,02646.60%2780.24%7,7636.57%118,093

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes

  1. The 1931-1932 Blue Book credits Butler with 274 votes but the original handwritten canvass gives his total as 278. The difference is the original canvass lists 2 votes each in McKinley and Rio Arriba counties but the Blue Book omits these.

References

  1. New Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of Election Held November 4, 1930 - State of New Mexico
  2. New Mexico Secretary of State. The New Mexico Blue Book, or State Official Register 1931-1932. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  3. New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.