1936 New Mexico gubernatorial election

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1936 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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  1934 November 3, 1936 1938  
  Clyde Tingley.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Clyde Tingley Jaffa Miller
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote98,08972,511
Percentage57.47%42.49%

1936 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Miles:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Miller:      50-60%

Governor before election

Clyde Tingley
Democratic

Elected Governor

Clyde Tingley
Democratic

The 1936 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1936, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat Clyde Tingley won reelection to a second term. Tingley was the first Democrat to ever carry San Miguel County and Valencia County in a gubernatorial election; the latter did not back a Democrat again until 1954. Torrance County voted Democratic for the first time since 1922 and as with Valencia County, would also not vote Democratic again until 1954.

Contents

General election

Results

1936 New Mexico gubernatorial election [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Clyde Tingley (incumbent) 98,089 57.47% +2.66%
Republican Jaffa Miller72,51142.49%−1.70%
Farmer–Labor H. G. Rauert710.04%
Scattering10.00%
Majority25,57814.99%
Total votes170,672 100.00%
Democratic hold

Results by county

CountyClyde Tingley
Democratic
Jaffa Miller
Republican
H. G. Rauert
Farmer-Labor
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Bernalillo 14,16461.97%8,68437.99%80.04%5,48023.98%22,857 [lower-alpha 1]
Catron 1,35958.88%94440.90%50.22%41517.98%2,308
Chaves 3,99355.73%3,16744.20%50.07%82611.53%7,165
Colfax 3,91952.61%3,52047.25%100.13%3995.36%7,449
Curry 4,46775.66%1,43224.25%50.08%3,03551.41%5,904
De Baca 96063.45%55336.55%00.00%40726.90%1,513
Doña Ana 5,05962.13%3,07537.77%80.10%1,98424.37%8,142
Eddy 3,99972.83%1,49227.17%00.00%2,50745.66%5,491
Grant 2,93261.33%1,84938.67%00.00%1,08322.65%4,781
Guadalupe 2,11353.18%1,86046.82%00.00%2536.37%3,973
Harding 1,16153.28%1,01846.72%00.00%1436.56%2,179
Hidalgo 1,08874.32%37625.68%00.00%71248.63%1,464
Lea 3,73982.78%77517.16%30.07%2,96465.62%4,517
Lincoln 1,81649.63%1,84150.31%20.05%-25-0.68%3,659
Luna 1,43460.10%95039.82%20.08%48420.28%2,386
McKinley 2,35759.42%1,60740.51%30.08%75018.91%3,967
Mora 2,32149.67%2,35250.33%00.00%-31-0.66%4,673
Otero 1,77252.23%1,62047.75%10.03%1524.48%3,393
Quay 3,23870.67%1,34329.31%10.02%1,89541.36%4,582
Rio Arriba 4,36249.50%4,44950.48%20.02%-87-0.99%8,813
Roosevelt 2,71969.43%1,19530.52%20.05%1,52438.92%3,916
San Juan 1,49450.20%1,48049.73%20.07%140.47%2,976
San Miguel 5,67851.90%5,26248.10%00.00%4163.80%10,940
Sandoval 1,86548.07%2,01551.93%00.00%-150-3.87%3,880
Santa Fe 5,72051.27%5,42648.63%110.10%2942.64%11,157
Sierra 1,56459.95%1,04540.05%00.00%51919.89%2,609
Socorro 2,35546.69%2,68953.31%00.00%-334-6.62%5,044
Taos 2,76846.38%3,20053.62%00.00%-432-7.24%5,968
Torrance 2,21451.91%2,05148.09%00.00%1633.82%4,265
Union 2,22651.70%2,07948.28%10.02%1473.41%4,306
Valencia 3,23350.56%3,16249.44%00.00%711.11%6,395
Total98,08957.47%72,51142.49%710.04%25,57814.99%170,672

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Notes

  1. Includes the 1 Scattering vote

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References

  1. New Mexico Secretary of State. The New Mexico Blue Book State Official Register 1937-1938. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
  2. New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.