1928 New Mexico gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1928 New Mexico gubernatorial election presidential New Mexico 1926 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1926 1930 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1930 no November 6, 1928 File:Richard C. Dillon.jpg Richard C. Dillon Republican Party (United States) 65,967 55.61% 3x4.svg 150x150px Robert C. Dow Democratic Party (United States) 52,550 44.30% 1928 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 215px County resultsDillon: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Dow: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Governor Richard C. Dillon Republican Party (United States) Richard C. Dillon Republican Party (United States) The 1928 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1928, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Richard C. Dillon won a second term by a wide margin, becoming the first governor of New Mexico to be reelected. Dillon was the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to ever win Chaves County and San Juan County. Conversely, this was the last election until 1950 in which Doña Ana County backed a Republican and the last until 1940 in which Bernalillo County did the same. General election Results 1928 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico Secretary of State The New Mexico Blue Book, or State Official Register 1929-1930 Santa Fe, New Mexico New Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 Santa Fe, New Mexico Republican Party (United States) Richard C. Dillon (incumbent) 65,967 55.61% +4.01% Democratic Party (United States) Robert C. Dow 52,550 44.30% -3.84% Workers Party of America John W. Blackburn 99 0.08% 13,417 11.31% 118,616 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +7.85% Results by county County Richard C. DillonRepublican Robert C. DowDemocratic John W. BlackburnWorkers Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Bernalillo7,73650.41%7,60149.53%80.05%1350.88%15,345Catron68956.75%52443.16%10.08%16513.59%1,214Chaves2,68259.34%1,83140.51%70.15%85118.83%4,520Colfax3,68052.92%3,26646.97%80.12%4145.95%6,954Curry1,40839.07%2,19260.82%40.11%-784-21.75%3,604De Baca43042.36%58357.44%20.20%-153-15.07%1,015Doña Ana3,07658.03%2,21741.82%80.15%85916.20%5,301Eddy1,33947.21%1,49452.68%30.11%-155-5.47%2,836Grant1,83344.87%2,24755.01%50.12%-414-10.13%4,085Guadalupe1,68660.06%1,12139.94%00.00%56520.13%2,807Harding82249.40%84150.54%10.06%-19-1.14%1,664Hidalgo44441.07%63658.83%10.09%-192-17.76%1,081Lea29128.59%72371.02%40.39%-432-42.44%1,018Lincoln1,35758.12%97541.76%30.13%38216.36%2,335Luna98060.53%63739.35%20.12%34321.19%1,619McKinley1,89656.75%1,43943.07%60.18%45713.68%3,341Mora2,03853.74%1,75446.26%00.00%2847.49%3,792Otero1,15247.56%1,25851.94%120.50%-106-4.38%2,422Quay1,40641.22%2,00358.72%20.06%-597-17.50%3,411Rio Arriba4,25565.10%2,27934.87%20.03%1,97630.23%6,536Roosevelt67830.29%1,55269.35%80.36%-874-39.05%2,238San Juan1,19254.88%98045.12%00.00%2129.76%2,172San Miguel5,59664.17%3,12535.83%00.00%2,47128.33%8,721Sandoval1,76161.36%1,10838.61%10.03%65322.75%2,870Santa Fe5,10366.54%2,56033.38%60.08%2,54333.16%7,669Sierra74151.85%68848.15%00.00%533.71%1,429Socorro2,12760.75%1,37439.25%00.00%75321.51%3,501Taos2,58460.40%1,69439.60%00.00%89020.80%4,278Torrance1,85160.14%1,22339.73%40.13%62820.40%3,078Union1,67249.73%1,69050.27%00.00%-18-0.54%3,362Valencia3,46278.72%93521.26%10.02%2,52757.46%4,398Total65,96755.61%52,55044.30%990.08%13,41711.31%118,616 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Chaves Colfax San Juan Sierra References gubernatorial 1928 New Mexico Category:November 1928 in the United States