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1926 New Mexico gubernatorial election New Mexico Presidential no 1924 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1924 1928 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1928 November 2, 1926 File:Richard Charles Dillon in 1927.jpg 150x150px Richard C. Dillon Republican Party (United States) 56,294 51.60% File:ArthurTHannett.jpg Arthur T. Hannett Democratic Party (United States) 52,523 48.15% 1926 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 215px County resultsDillon: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #C21B18 80–90%Hannett: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Governor Arthur T. Hannett Democratic Party (United States) Richard C. Dillon Republican Party (United States)
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.
General election
Candidates
Arthur T. Hannett, Democratic, incumbent Governor
Richard C. Dillon, Republican, State Senator
Results
1926 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico Secretary of State The New Mexico Blue Book, or State Official Register 1927-1928 Santa Fe, New Mexico New Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 Santa Fe, New MexicoGlashan 1979 218–219Guide to U.S. Elections 2005 1515
Republican Party (United States) Richard C. Dillon 56,294 51.60% +2.96%
Democratic Party (United States) Arthur T. Hannett (incumbent) 52,523 48.15% -0.67%
Socialist Party of America
Q. M. Bixler
274
0.25%
3,771 3.46%
109,091 100.00%
Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +3.63%
Results by county
County Richard C. DillonRepublican Arthur T. HannettDemocratic Q. M. BixlerSocialist Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Bernalillo7,42655.12%6,03244.77%140.10%1,39410.35%13,472Catron60150.42%59149.58%00.00%100.84%1,192Chaves1,40840.45%2,05559.03%180.52%-647-18.59%3,481Colfax2,91547.64%3,17951.95%250.41%-264-4.31%6,119Curry39116.61%1,96383.39%00.00%-1,572-66.78%2,354De Baca39039.96%58259.63%40.41%-192-19.67%976Doña Ana3,10853.08%2,72946.61%180.31%3796.47%5,855Eddy55821.73%2,00177.92%90.35%-1,443-56.19%2,568Grant1,42937.33%2,39062.43%90.24%-961-25.10%3,828Guadalupe1,51060.06%99839.70%60.24%51220.37%2,514Harding79047.85%85751.91%40.24%-67-4.06%1,651Hidalgo26929.76%63470.13%10.11%-365-40.38%904Lea10813.90%66885.97%10.13%-560-72.07%777Lincoln1,13953.83%97446.03%30.14%1657.80%2,116Luna82950.49%80148.78%120.73%281.71%1,642McKinley1,40451.81%1,30548.15%10.04%993.65%2,710Mora2,13954.58%1,78045.42%00.00%3599.16%3,919Otero81546.52%92352.68%140.80%-108-6.16%1,752Quay79429.91%1,84069.30%210.79%-1,046-39.40%2,655Rio Arriba4,36263.99%2,45135.95%40.06%1,91128.03%6,817Roosevelt28515.55%1,53183.52%170.93%-1,246-67.98%1,833San Juan68534.84%1,27364.75%80.41%-588-29.91%1,966San Miguel4,41751.39%4,17048.52%80.09%2472.87%8,595Sandoval1,67758.76%1,17641.21%10.04%50117.55%2,854Santa Fe4,57666.77%2,26733.08%100.15%2,30933.69%6,853Sierra69549.57%70750.43%00.00%-12-0.86%1,402Socorro2,56767.71%1,22432.29%00.00%1,34335.43%3,791Taos2,50658.72%1,75841.19%40.09%74817.53%4,268Torrance1,70558.94%1,18040.79%80.28%52518.15%2,893Union1,34442.64%1,76055.84%481.52%-416-13.20%3,152Valencia3,45282.54%72417.31%60.14%2,72865.23%4,182Total56,29451.60%52,52348.15%2740.25%3,7713.46%109,091
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Luna
McKinley
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Sierra
References
Bibliography
Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books 1979 0-930466-17-9
Guide to U.S. Elections https://archive.org/details/guidetouselectio00cqpr/page/1514/mode/2up II Washington, D.C. CQ Press 2005 9781568029818 Guide to U.S. Elections 2005
1926
New Mexico
Gubernatorial
Category:November 1926 in the United States