Election Name: | 1911 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
Country: | New Mexico |
Flag Year: | 1912 |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Next Election: | 1916 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1916 |
Election Date: | November 7, 1911 |
Image1: | William C. McDonald (1912).jpg |
Nominee1: | William C. McDonald |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 31,036 |
Percentage1: | 51.01% |
Nominee2: | Holm O. Bursum |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 28,019 |
Percentage2: | 46.05% |
Map Size: | 215px |
Governor | |
After Election: | William C. McDonald |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1911 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1911, to elect the first Governor of New Mexico.
Democratic nominee William C. McDonald defeated Republican nominee Holm O. Bursum. New Mexico was admitted to the Union as the 47th state on January 6, 1912 and McDonald assumed office on that date.
County | William C. McDonald Democratic | Holm O. Bursum Republican | T. C. Rivera Socialist | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
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% | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
Bernalillo | 3,052 | 61.68% | 1,826 | 36.90% | 70 | 1.41% | 1,226 | 24.78% | 4,948 | ||||||||||
Chaves | 1,994 | 68.66% | 645 | 22.21% | 265 | 9.13% | 1,349 | 46.45% | 2,904 | ||||||||||
Colfax | 1,940 | 54.62% | 1,601 | 45.07% | 11 | 0.31% | 339 | 9.54% | 3,552 | ||||||||||
Curry | 988 | 67.07% | 339 | 23.01% | 146 | 9.91% | 649 | 44.06% | 1,473 | ||||||||||
Doña Ana | 1,394 | 52.00% | 1,284 | 47.89% | 3 | 0.11% | 110 | 4.10% | 2,681 | ||||||||||
Eddy | 1,460 | 76.40% | 380 | 19.88% | 71 | 3.72% | 1,080 | 56.51% | 1,911 | ||||||||||
Grant | 1,535 | 57.95% | 1,095 | 41.34% | 19 | 0.72% | 440 | 16.61% | 2,649 | ||||||||||
Guadalupe | 1,035 | 49.86% | 1,018 | 49.04% | 23 | 1.11% | 17 | 0.82% | 2,076 | ||||||||||
Lincoln | 801 | 52.49% | 671 | 43.97% | 54 | 3.54% | 130 | 8.52% | 1,526 | ||||||||||
Luna | 632 | 66.32% | 265 | 27.81% | 56 | 5.88% | 367 | 38.51% | 953 | ||||||||||
McKinley | 409 | 46.69% | 465 | 53.08% | 2 | 0.23% | -56 | -6.39% | 876 | ||||||||||
Mora | 1,259 | 46.49% | 1,449 | 53.51% | 0 | 0.00% | -190 | -7.02% | 2,708 | ||||||||||
Otero | 692 | 50.66% | 518 | 37.92% | 156 | 11.42% | 174 | 12.74% | 1,366 | ||||||||||
Quay | 1,167 | 50.54% | 816 | 35.34% | 326 | 14.12% | 351 | 15.20% | 2,309 | ||||||||||
Rio Arriba | 1,189 | 37.77% | 1,941 | 61.66% | 18 | 0.57% | -752 | -23.89% | 3,148 | ||||||||||
Roosevelt | 837 | 61.91% | 291 | 21.52% | 224 | 16.57% | 546 | 40.38% | 1,352 | ||||||||||
San Juan | 823 | 61.69% | 433 | 32.46% | 78 | 5.85% | 390 | 29.24% | 1,334 | ||||||||||
San Miguel | 2,153 | 42.35% | 2,919 | 57.42% | 12 | 0.24% | -766 | -15.07% | 5,084 | ||||||||||
Sandoval | 759 | 59.48% | 517 | 40.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 242 | 18.97% | 1,276 | ||||||||||
Santa Fe | 1,418 | 45.12% | 1,710 | 54.41% | 15 | 0.48% | -292 | -9.29% | 3,143 | ||||||||||
Sierra | 576 | 52.65% | 516 | 47.17% | 2 | 0.18% | 60 | 5.48% | 1,094 | ||||||||||
Socorro | 1,414 | 40.40% | 2,085 | 59.57% | 1 | 0.03% | -671 | -19.17% | 3,500 | ||||||||||
Taos | 1,013 | 43.95% | 1,289 | 55.92% | 3 | 0.13% | -276 | -11.97% | 2,305 | ||||||||||
Torrance | 814 | 45.60% | 883 | 49.47% | 88 | 4.93% | -69 | -3.87% | 1,785 | ||||||||||
Union | 1,379 | 49.13% | 1,288 | 45.89% | 140 | 4.99% | 91 | 3.24% | 2,807 | ||||||||||
Valencia | 303 | 14.55% | 1,775 | 85.25% | 4 | 0.19% | -1,472 | -70.70% | 2,082 | ||||||||||
Total | 31,036 | 51.01% | 28,019 | 46.05% | 1,787 | 2.94% | 3,017 | 4.96% | 60,842 |