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1918 New Mexico gubernatorial election

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1918 New Mexico gubernatorial election

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Nominee Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo Felix Garcia
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 23,752 22,433
Percentage 50.50% 47.70%

County results
Larrazolo:      50-60%      60–70%      80–90%
Garcia:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%

Governor before election

Washington Ellsworth Lindsey
Republican

Elected Governor

Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo
Republican

The 1918 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918.

Incumbent Republican Governor Washington Ellsworth Lindsey lost the Republican nomination.[1]

Republican nominee Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo defeated Democratic nominee Felix Garcia with 50.50% of the vote.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1918 New Mexico gubernatorial election[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo 23,752 50.49% +3.08%
Democratic Felix Garcia 22,433 47.68% −1.72%
Socialist Allen H. Moulton 847 1.80% −1.39%
Scattering 15 0.03%
Majority 1,319 2.80%
Total votes 47,047 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +4.79%

Results by county

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County Octaviano A. Larrazolo
Republican
Felix Garcia
Democratic
Allen H. Moulton
Socialist
Scattering
Write-in
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Bernalillo 2,096 55.39% 1,650 43.60% 38 1.00% 0 0.00% 446 11.79% 3,784
Chaves 456 30.14% 1,022 67.55% 33 2.18% 2 0.13% -566 -37.41% 1,513
Colfax 1,405 53.36% 1,150 43.68% 78 2.96% 0 0.00% 255 9.68% 2,633
Curry 280 22.45% 906 72.65% 61 4.89% 0 0.00% -626 -50.20% 1,247
De Baca 151 26.08% 404 69.78% 24 4.15% 0 0.00% -253 -43.70% 579
Doña Ana 1,153 61.20% 722 38.32% 9 0.48% 0 0.00% 431 22.88% 1,884
Eddy 255 27.75% 648 70.51% 15 1.63% 1 0.11% -393 -42.76% 919
Grant 1,173 39.91% 1,639 55.77% 119 4.05% 8 0.27% -466 -15.86% 2,939
Guadalupe 681 51.40% 639 48.23% 5 0.38% 0 0.00% 42 3.17% 1,325
Lea 30 7.89% 348 91.58% 2 0.53% 0 0.00% -318 -83.68% 380
Lincoln 652 49.54% 634 48.18% 27 2.05% 3 0.23% 18 1.37% 1,316
Luna 366 33.52% 685 62.73% 41 3.75% 0 0.00% -319 -29.21% 1,092
McKinley 568 55.74% 439 43.08% 12 1.18% 0 0.00% 129 12.66% 1,019
Mora 1,202 51.65% 1,098 47.19% 27 1.16% 0 0.00% 104 4.47% 2,327
Otero 447 45.94% 492 50.57% 34 3.49% 0 0.00% -45 -4.62% 973
Quay 382 28.51% 879 65.60% 79 5.90% 0 0.00% -497 -37.09% 1,340
Rio Arriba 1,487 54.99% 1,216 44.97% 1 0.04% 0 0.00% 271 10.02% 2,704
Roosevelt 112 14.93% 607 80.93% 30 4.00% 1 0.13% -495 -66.00% 750
San Juan 317 40.03% 464 58.59% 11 1.39% 0 0.00% -147 -18.56% 792
San Miguel 2,591 66.20% 1,305 33.34% 18 0.46% 0 0.00% 1,286 32.86% 3,914
Sandoval 617 56.76% 467 42.96% 3 0.28% 0 0.00% 150 13.80% 1,087
Santa Fe 1,447 60.72% 925 38.82% 11 0.46% 0 0.00% 522 21.91% 2,383
Sierra 339 46.63% 378 51.99% 10 1.38% 0 0.00% -39 -5.36% 727
Socorro 1,542 63.59% 869 35.84% 14 0.58% 0 0.00% 673 27.75% 2,425
Taos 858 61.20% 541 38.59% 3 0.21% 0 0.00% 317 22.61% 1,402
Torrance 796 55.12% 614 42.52% 34 2.35% 0 0.00% 182 12.60% 1,444
Union 1,082 41.95% 1,394 54.05% 103 3.99% 0 0.00% -312 -12.10% 2,579
Valencia 1,267 80.70% 298 18.98% 5 0.32% 0 0.00% 969 61.72% 1,570
Total 23,752 50.49% 22,433 47.68% 847 1.80% 15 0.03% 1,319 2.80% 47,047

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

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  1. ^ "Republican convention largest ever held in New Mexico places winning ticket before the voters". New Mexico state record. Santa Fe, N.M. October 4, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Felix Garcia". Carrizozo news. Carrizozo, N.M. October 25, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Citizens of New Mexico". Albuquerque morning journal. Albuquerque, N.M. November 3, 1918. p. 5. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "NM Governor, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 69. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  6. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-7864-7033-4.
  7. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 218–219. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  8. ^ The New Mexico Blue Book or State Official Register 1919. p. 239.
  9. ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.