1918 New Mexico gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1918 New Mexico gubernatorial election
Country:New Mexico
Flag Year:1912
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1916 New Mexico gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1916
Next Election:1920 New Mexico gubernatorial election
Next Year:1920
Election Date:November 5, 1918
Nominee1:Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:23,752
Percentage1:50.50%
Nominee2:Felix Garcia
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:22,433
Percentage2:47.70%
Map Size:215px
Governor
Before Election:Washington Ellsworth Lindsey
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

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

Candidates

Results by county

CountyOctaviano A. Larrazolo
Republican
Felix Garcia
Democratic
Allen H. Moulton
Socialist
Scattering
Write-in
MarginTotal votes cast
%%%%%
Bernalillo2,09655.39%1,65043.60%381.00%00.00%44611.79%3,784
Chaves45630.14%1,02267.55%332.18%20.13%-566-37.41%1,513
Colfax1,40553.36%1,15043.68%782.96%00.00%2559.68%2,633
Curry28022.45%90672.65%614.89%00.00%-626-50.20%1,247
De Baca15126.08%40469.78%244.15%00.00%-253-43.70%579
Doña Ana1,15361.20%72238.32%90.48%00.00%43122.88%1,884
Eddy25527.75%64870.51%151.63%10.11%-393-42.76%919
Grant1,17339.91%1,63955.77%1194.05%80.27%-466-15.86%2,939
Guadalupe68151.40%63948.23%50.38%00.00%423.17%1,325
Lea307.89%34891.58%20.53%00.00%-318-83.68%380
Lincoln65249.54%63448.18%272.05%30.23%181.37%1,316
Luna36633.52%68562.73%413.75%00.00%-319-29.21%1,092
McKinley56855.74%43943.08%121.18%00.00%12912.66%1,019
Mora1,20251.65%1,09847.19%271.16%00.00%1044.47%2,327
Otero44745.94%49250.57%343.49%00.00%-45-4.62%973
Quay38228.51%87965.60%795.90%00.00%-497-37.09%1,340
Rio Arriba1,48754.99%1,21644.97%10.04%00.00%27110.02%2,704
Roosevelt11214.93%60780.93%304.00%10.13%-495-66.00%750
San Juan31740.03%46458.59%111.39%00.00%-147-18.56%792
San Miguel2,59166.20%1,30533.34%180.46%00.00%1,28632.86%3,914
Sandoval61756.76%46742.96%30.28%00.00%15013.80%1,087
Santa Fe1,44760.72%92538.82%110.46%00.00%52221.91%2,383
Sierra33946.63%37851.99%101.38%00.00%-39-5.36%727
Socorro1,54263.59%86935.84%140.58%00.00%67327.75%2,425
Taos85861.20%54138.59%30.21%00.00%31722.61%1,402
Torrance79655.12%61442.52%342.35%00.00%18212.60%1,444
Union1,08241.95%1,39454.05%1033.99%00.00%-312-12.10%2,579
Valencia1,26780.70%29818.98%50.32%00.00%96961.72%1,570
Total 23,75250.49%22,43347.68%8471.80%150.03%1,3192.80%47,047

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Notes and References

  1. News: . October 4, 1918 . Republican convention largest ever held in New Mexico places winning ticket before the voters . New Mexico state record . Santa Fe, N.M. . 1 . 2 October 2021 .
  2. News: . October 25, 1918 . Felix Garcia . Carrizozo news . Carrizozo, N.M. . 1 . 2 October 2021 .
  3. News: . November 3, 1918 . Citizens of New Mexico . Albuquerque morning journal . Albuquerque, N.M. . 5 . 2 October 2021 .