1920 New Mexico gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1920 New Mexico gubernatorial election New Mexico 1912 Presidential no 1918 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1918 1922 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1922 November 2, 1920 x150px Merritt C. Mechem Republican Party (United States) 54,426 51.26% x100px Richard H. Hanna Democratic Party (United States) 50,755 47.80% 1920 New Mexico gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsMechem: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70%Hanna: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Governor Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo Republican Party (United States) Merritt C. Mechem Republican Party (United States) The 1920 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. 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 National Life Insurance Company of the Southwest https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84031081/1920-03-07/ed-1/seq-7/ Albuquerque morning journal Albuquerque, N.M. March 7, 1920 7 2 January 2021 Merritt C. Mechem, Republican, district judge Republicans select Mechem https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn93061777/1920-09-09/ed-1/seq-1/ The Clovis news Clovis, N.M. September 9, 1920 1 2 January 2021 Results 1920 New Mexico gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262112 NM Governor, 1920 Our Campaigns 2 January 2021Glashan 1979 218–219Guide to U.S. Elections 2005 1515New Mexico Blue Book 1921 189New Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Tabular Statement of the aggregate vote cast in the State of New Mexico, for Presidential Electors, Representative to Congress and State Officers at a general election held on Tuesday, next after the first Monday in November, A.D. 1920 Republican Party (United States) Merritt C. Mechem 54,426 51.26% +0.77% Democratic Party (United States) Richard H. Hanna 50,755 47.80% +0.12% Farmer-Labor Party W. E. McGrath 1,004 0.95% 3,671 3.46% 106,185 100.00% Republican Party (United States) +0.65% Results by county County Merritt C. MechemRepublican Richard H. HannaDemocratic W. E. McGrathFarmer-Labor Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Bernalillo4,15441.98%5,68757.47%550.56%-1,533-15.49%9,896Chaves1,58740.98%2,25658.25%300.77%-669-17.27%3,873Colfax3,16451.51%2,93247.73%470.77%2323.78%6,143Curry78624.55%2,27070.92%1454.53%-1,484-46.36%3,201De Baca38034.70%71064.84%50.46%-330-30.14%1,095Doña Ana2,53163.77%1,42635.93%120.30%1,10527.84%3,969Eddy87533.31%1,72365.59%291.10%-848-32.28%2,627Grant2,24353.76%1,90245.59%270.65%3418.17%4,172Guadalupe1,53153.98%1,28445.28%210.74%2478.71%2,836Hidalgo42842.67%57156.93%40.40%-143-14.26%1,003Lea16115.88%83081.85%232.27%-669-65.98%1,014Lincoln1,47655.34%1,16843.79%230.86%30811.55%2,667Luna85245.20%1,00753.42%261.38%-155-8.22%1,885McKinley1,41154.90%1,13644.20%230.89%27510.70%2,570Mora2,26248.37%2,38851.07%260.56%-126-2.69%4,676Otero1,20750.40%1,13447.35%542.25%733.05%2,395Quay1,17237.73%1,86560.05%692.22%-693-22.31%3,106Rio Arriba3,91064.85%2,11935.15%00.00%1,79129.71%6,029Roosevelt47125.99%1,28070.64%613.37%-809-44.65%1,812San Juan89948.65%93150.38%180.97%-32-1.73%1,848San Miguel5,10557.34%3,79842.66%00.00%1,30714.68%8,903Sandoval1,12953.20%99346.80%00.00%1366.41%2,122Santa Fe3,36558.88%2,33240.80%180.31%1,03318.08%5,715Sierra87857.54%63541.61%130.85%24315.92%1,526Socorro3,21663.66%1,80735.77%290.57%1,40927.89%5,052Taos2,45763.10%1,43136.75%60.15%1,02626.35%3,894Torrance1,60554.74%1,29044.00%371.26%31510.74%2,932Union2,79951.81%2,42844.95%1753.24%3716.87%5,402Valencia2,37262.06%1,42237.21%280.73%95024.86%3,822Total 54,42651.26%50,75547.80%1,0040.95%3,6713.46%106,185 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Grant Otero Sierra Union Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Bernalillo Mora 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 Issued by Manuel Martinez, Secretary of State 1921 The New Mexico Blue Book or State Official Register 1921 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015055034279&view=1up&seq=189 Santa Fe, N.M. Santa Fe New Mexican Publishing Corporation New Mexico Blue Book 1921 1920 New Mexico Gubernatorial Category:November 1920 in the United States