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1924 New Mexico gubernatorial election New Mexico 1912 Presidential no 1922 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1922 1926 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1926 November 4, 1924 x150px Arthur T. Hannett Democratic Party (United States) 56,183 48.82% x100px Manuel B. Otero Republican Party (United States) 55,984 48.64% 1924 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 215px County resultsHannett: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Otero: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #C21B18 80–90% Governor James F. Hinkle Democratic Party (United States) Arthur T. Hannett Democratic Party (United States)
The 1924 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924.
Incumbent Democratic Governor James F. Hinkle did not run for a second term. Democratic nominee Arthur T. Hannett defeated Republican nominee Manuel B. Otero by 199 votes, or 0.17%, making this the closest gubernatorial election in New Mexico's history to date.
General election
Candidates
Arthur T. Hannett, Democratic, member of the State Highway Commission
Manuel B. Otero, Republican
Results
1924 New Mexico gubernatorial electionNew Mexico Secretary of State The New Mexico Blue Book, or State Official Register 1925 Santa Fe, New Mexico New Mexico Secretary of State New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 Santa Fe, New Mexico Glashan 1979 218–219Guide to U.S. Elections 2005 1515
Democratic Party (United States) Arthur T. Hannett 56,183 48.82% -5.75%
Republican Party (United States) Manuel B. Otero 55,984 48.64% +3.98%
Progressive Party (United States, 1924)
Green B. Patterson
2,926
2.54%
199 0.17%
115,093 100.00%
Democratic Party (United States) -9.74%
Results by county
County Arthur T. HannettDemocratic Manuel B. OteroRepublican Green B. PattersonProgressive Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Bernalillo6,53245.20%7,78553.88%1330.92%-1,253-8.67%14,450Catron46143.61%54651.66%504.73%-85-8.04%1,057Chaves2,44363.50%1,30133.82%1032.68%1,14229.69%3,847Colfax3,80152.33%3,29845.41%1642.26%5036.93%7,263Curry2,18566.98%56317.26%51415.76%1,62249.72%3,262De Baca68966.96%32231.29%181.75%36735.67%1,029Doña Ana2,12143.79%2,64154.52%821.69%-520-10.73%4,844Eddy1,67072.26%57925.05%622.68%1,09147.21%2,311Grant2,75461.69%1,54234.54%1683.76%1,21227.15%4,464Guadalupe1,14044.55%1,36953.50%501.95%-229-8.95%2,559Harding89552.19%74843.62%724.20%1478.57%1,715Hidalgo60765.27%26928.92%545.81%33836.34%930Lea60783.49%10013.76%202.75%50769.74%727Lincoln1,02946.90%1,10250.23%632.87%-73-3.33%2,194Luna85852.16%69242.07%955.78%16610.09%1,645McKinley1,66951.35%1,53447.20%471.45%1354.15%3,250Mora2,02947.23%2,26652.75%10.02%-237-5.52%4,296Otero1,02250.57%85142.11%1487.32%1718.46%2,021Quay2,16770.72%73924.12%1585.16%1,42846.61%3,064Rio Arriba2,88440.85%4,14158.65%350.50%-1,257-17.80%7,060Roosevelt1,61078.69%29914.61%1376.70%1,31164.08%2,046San Juan1,33267.24%54327.41%1065.35%78939.83%1,981San Miguel4,27948.25%4,55051.31%390.44%-271-3.06%8,868Sandoval1,08438.20%1,74161.35%130.46%-657-23.15%2,838Santa Fe2,69139.39%4,12460.36%170.25%-1,433-20.97%6,832Sierra59045.88%66451.63%322.49%-74-5.75%1,286Socorro1,10729.73%2,59669.71%210.56%-1,489-39.98%3,724Taos1,50335.48%2,70663.88%270.64%-1,203-28.40%4,236Torrance1,47745.64%1,64850.93%1113.43%-171-5.28%3,236Union2,15055.80%1,33034.52%3739.68%82021.28%3,853Valencia79718.95%3,39580.74%130.31%-2,59861.78%4,205Total 56,18348.82%55,98448.64%2,9262.54%1990.17%115,093
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Bernalillo
Catron
Lincoln
Mora
Socorro
Torrance
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
1924
New Mexico
Gubernatorial
Category:November 1924 in the United States