1920 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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The 1920 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920.
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November 2, 1920
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 County results Mechem: 50â60% 60â70% Hanna: 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% 80â90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Governor Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo was defeated for renomination. Republican candidate Merritt C. Mechem defeated Democratic nominee Richard H. Hanna with 51.26% of the vote. Otero County and Union County both backed a Republican gubernatorial candidate for the first time, but would not do so again until 1950 and 1938, respectively. This was also the last gubernatorial election until 1950 in which Grant County voted for a Republican.
General election
Candidates
- Richard H. Hanna, Democratic, former Chief Justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court[1]
- Merritt C. Mechem, Republican, district judge[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Merritt C. Mechem | 54,426 | 51.26% | +0.77% | |
| Democratic | Richard H. Hanna | 50,755 | 47.80% | +0.12% | |
| FarmerâLabor | W. E. McGrath | 1,004 | 0.95% | ||
| Majority | 3,671 | 3.46% | |||
| Total votes | 106,185 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | +0.65% | |||
Results by county
| County | Merritt C. Mechem Republican |
Richard H. Hanna Democratic |
W. E. McGrath Farmer-Labor |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Bernalillo | 4,154 | 41.98% | 5,687 | 57.47% | 55 | 0.56% | -1,533 | -15.49% | 9,896 |
| Chaves | 1,587 | 40.98% | 2,256 | 58.25% | 30 | 0.77% | -669 | -17.27% | 3,873 |
| Colfax | 3,164 | 51.51% | 2,932 | 47.73% | 47 | 0.77% | 232 | 3.78% | 6,143 |
| Curry | 786 | 24.55% | 2,270 | 70.92% | 145 | 4.53% | -1,484 | -46.36% | 3,201 |
| De Baca | 380 | 34.70% | 710 | 64.84% | 5 | 0.46% | -330 | -30.14% | 1,095 |
| Doña Ana | 2,531 | 63.77% | 1,426 | 35.93% | 12 | 0.30% | 1,105 | 27.84% | 3,969 |
| Eddy | 875 | 33.31% | 1,723 | 65.59% | 29 | 1.10% | -848 | -32.28% | 2,627 |
| Grant | 2,243 | 53.76% | 1,902 | 45.59% | 27 | 0.65% | 341 | 8.17% | 4,172 |
| Guadalupe | 1,531 | 53.98% | 1,284 | 45.28% | 21 | 0.74% | 247 | 8.71% | 2,836 |
| Hidalgo | 428 | 42.67% | 571 | 56.93% | 4 | 0.40% | -143 | -14.26% | 1,003 |
| Lea | 161 | 15.88% | 830 | 81.85% | 23 | 2.27% | -669 | -65.98% | 1,014 |
| Lincoln | 1,476 | 55.34% | 1,168 | 43.79% | 23 | 0.86% | 308 | 11.55% | 2,667 |
| Luna | 852 | 45.20% | 1,007 | 53.42% | 26 | 1.38% | -155 | -8.22% | 1,885 |
| McKinley | 1,411 | 54.90% | 1,136 | 44.20% | 23 | 0.89% | 275 | 10.70% | 2,570 |
| Mora | 2,262 | 48.37% | 2,388 | 51.07% | 26 | 0.56% | -126 | -2.69% | 4,676 |
| Otero | 1,207 | 50.40% | 1,134 | 47.35% | 54 | 2.25% | 73 | 3.05% | 2,395 |
| Quay | 1,172 | 37.73% | 1,865 | 60.05% | 69 | 2.22% | -693 | -22.31% | 3,106 |
| Rio Arriba | 3,910 | 64.85% | 2,119 | 35.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,791 | 29.71% | 6,029 |
| Roosevelt | 471 | 25.99% | 1,280 | 70.64% | 61 | 3.37% | -809 | -44.65% | 1,812 |
| San Juan | 899 | 48.65% | 931 | 50.38% | 18 | 0.97% | -32 | -1.73% | 1,848 |
| San Miguel | 5,105 | 57.34% | 3,798 | 42.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,307 | 14.68% | 8,903 |
| Sandoval | 1,129 | 53.20% | 993 | 46.80% | 0 | 0.00% | 136 | 6.41% | 2,122 |
| Santa Fe | 3,365 | 58.88% | 2,332 | 40.80% | 18 | 0.31% | 1,033 | 18.08% | 5,715 |
| Sierra | 878 | 57.54% | 635 | 41.61% | 13 | 0.85% | 243 | 15.92% | 1,526 |
| Socorro | 3,216 | 63.66% | 1,807 | 35.77% | 29 | 0.57% | 1,409 | 27.89% | 5,052 |
| Taos | 2,457 | 63.10% | 1,431 | 36.75% | 6 | 0.15% | 1,026 | 26.35% | 3,894 |
| Torrance | 1,605 | 54.74% | 1,290 | 44.00% | 37 | 1.26% | 315 | 10.74% | 2,932 |
| Union | 2,799 | 51.81% | 2,428 | 44.95% | 175 | 3.24% | 371 | 6.87% | 5,402 |
| Valencia | 2,372 | 62.06% | 1,422 | 37.21% | 28 | 0.73% | 950 | 24.86% | 3,822 |
| Total | 54,426 | 51.26% | 50,755 | 47.80% | 1,004 | 0.95% | 3,671 | 3.46% | 106,185 |