| Election Name: | 1916 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Flag Year: | 1912 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1911 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1911 |
| Next Election: | 1918 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1918 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1916 |
| Image1: | Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 32,875 |
| Percentage1: | 49.40% |
| Nominee2: | Holm O. Bursum |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 31,552 |
| Percentage2: | 47.41% |
| Map Size: | 215px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | William C. McDonald |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1916 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916.
Incumbent Democratic Governor William C. McDonald did not run for re-election but ran instead for Lieutenant Governor.
Democratic nominee Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca defeated Republican nominee Holm O. Bursum.
| County | Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca Democratic | Holm O. Bursum Republican | N. A. Wells Socialist | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Bernalillo | 2,357 | 45.47% | 2,739 | 52.84% | 88 | 1.70% | -382 | -7.37% | 5,184 | ||||||||||
| Chaves | 2,124 | 64.36% | 953 | 28.88% | 223 | 6.76% | 1,171 | 35.48% | 3,300 | ||||||||||
| Colfax | 1,996 | 51.67% | 1,819 | 47.09% | 48 | 1.24% | 177 | 4.58% | 3,863 | ||||||||||
| Curry | 1,039 | 55.44% | 494 | 26.36% | 341 | 18.20% | 545 | 29.08% | 1,874 | ||||||||||
| Doña Ana | 1,147 | 42.48% | 1,533 | 56.78% | 20 | 0.74% | -386 | -14.30% | 2,700 | ||||||||||
| Eddy | 1,386 | 72.04% | 435 | 22.61% | 103 | 5.35% | 951 | 49.43% | 1,924 | ||||||||||
| Grant | 1,978 | 46.55% | 2,163 | 50.91% | 108 | 2.54% | -185 | -4.35% | 4,249 | ||||||||||
| Guadalupe | 1,206 | 53.34% | 1,023 | 45.25% | 32 | 1.42% | 183 | 8.09% | 2,261 | ||||||||||
| Lincoln | 721 | 40.35% | 1,021 | 57.13% | 45 | 2.52% | -300 | -16.79% | 1,787 | ||||||||||
| Luna | 756 | 60.00% | 459 | 36.43% | 45 | 3.57% | 297 | 23.57% | 1,260 | ||||||||||
| McKinley | 563 | 45.55% | 670 | 54.21% | 3 | 0.24% | -107 | -8.66% | 1,236 | ||||||||||
| Mora | 1,610 | 52.10% | 1,463 | 47.35% | 17 | 0.55% | 147 | 4.76% | 3,090 | ||||||||||
| Otero | 765 | 50.50% | 618 | 40.79% | 132 | 8.71% | 147 | 9.70% | 1,515 | ||||||||||
| Quay | 1,433 | 59.51% | 728 | 30.23% | 247 | 10.26% | 705 | 29.28% | 2,408 | ||||||||||
| Rio Arriba | 1,522 | 43.67% | 1,962 | 56.30% | 1 | 0.03% | -440 | -12.63% | 3,485 | ||||||||||
| Roosevelt | 1,081 | 74.14% | 232 | 15.91% | 145 | 9.95% | 849 | 58.23% | 1,458 | ||||||||||
| San Juan | 566 | 53.75% | 439 | 41.69% | 48 | 4.56% | 127 | 12.06% | 1,053 | ||||||||||
| San Miguel | 2,544 | 49.01% | 2,615 | 50.38% | 32 | 0.62% | -71 | -1.37% | 5,191 | ||||||||||
| Sandoval | 754 | 56.10% | 590 | 43.90% | 0 | 0.00% | 164 | 12.20% | 1,344 | ||||||||||
| Santa Fe | 1,492 | 45.85% | 1,745 | 53.63% | 17 | 0.52% | -253 | -7.78% | 3,254 | ||||||||||
| Sierra | 427 | 44.25% | 515 | 53.37% | 23 | 2.38% | -88 | -9.12% | 965 | ||||||||||
| Socorro | 1,322 | 37.30% | 2,205 | 62.22% | 17 | 0.48% | -883 | -24.92% | 3,544 | ||||||||||
| Taos | 1,107 | 48.92% | 1,116 | 49.32% | 40 | 1.77% | -9 | -0.40% | 2,263 | ||||||||||
| Torrance | 665 | 39.80% | 937 | 56.07% | 69 | 4.13% | -272 | -16.28% | 1,671 | ||||||||||
| Union | 1,896 | 51.08% | 1,553 | 41.84% | 263 | 7.09% | 343 | 9.24% | 3,712 | ||||||||||
| Valencia | 418 | 21.33% | 1,525 | 77.81% | 17 | 0.87% | -1,107 | -56.48% | 1,960 | ||||||||||
| Total | 32,875 | 49.40% | 31,552 | 47.41% | 2,124 | 3.19% | 1,323 | 1.99% | 66,551 | ||||||||||