1922 New Mexico gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1922 New Mexico gubernatorial election
Country:	New Mexico
Flag Year:	1912
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1920 New Mexico gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1920
Next Election:	1924 New Mexico gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1924
Election Date:	November 7, 1922
Nominee1:	James F. Hinkle
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	60,317
Percentage1:	54.57%
Nominee2:	Charles Lee Hill
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	49,363
Percentage2:	44.66%
Map Size:	x215px
Governor
Before Election:	Merritt C. Mechem
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	James F. Hinkle
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 1922 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922. Democratic candidate James F. Hinkle defeated Republican nominee Charles Lee Hill with 54.57% of the vote. McKinley County, Socorro County, and Torrance County all backed a Democratic gubernatorial candidate for the first time ever in this election; the latter would not do so again until 1936.

General election

Candidates

• James F. Hinkle, Democratic, businessman and former State Senator^[1]
• Charles Lee Hill, Republican, dentist^{[2] [3]}

Results by county

County	James F. Hinkle Democratic		Charles Lee Hill Republican		T. S. Smith Farmer-Labor		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%
	Bernalillo		7,050		62.01%		4,293		37.76%		27		0.24%		2,757		24.25%		11,370
	Catron		626		50.24%		583		46.79%		37		2.97%		43		3.45%		1,246
	Chaves		2,584		73.72%		898		25.62%		23		0.66%		1,686		48.10%		3,505
	Colfax		3,703		53.37%		3,180		45.83%		56		0.81%		523		7.54%		6,939
	Curry		2,787		79.61%		635		18.14%		79		2.26%		2,152		61.47%		3,501
	De Baca		819		67.57%		377		31.11%		16		1.32%		442		36.47%		1,212
	Doña Ana		2,306		49.39%		2,350		50.33%		13		0.28%		-44		-0.94%		4,669
	Eddy		1,779		75.77%		534		22.74%		35		1.49%		1,245		53.02%		2,348
	Grant		2,530		62.52%		1,486		36.72%		31		0.77%		1,044		25.80%		4,047
	Guadalupe		1,539		49.66%		1,553		50.11%		7		0.23%		-14		-0.45%		3,099
	Harding		1,072		52.70%		939		46.17%		23		1.13%		133		6.54%		2,034
	Hidalgo		688		66.80%		339		32.91%		3		0.29%		349		33.88%		1,030
	Lea		870		89.69%		93		9.59%		7		0.72%		777		80.10%		970
	Lincoln		1,450		52.48%		1,291		46.72%		22		0.80%		159		5.75%		2,763
	Luna		925		65.28%		477		33.66%		15		1.06%		448		31.62%		1,417
	McKinley		1,653		55.79%		1,302		43.94%		8		0.27%		351		11.85%		2,963
	Mora		2,449		54.41%		2,048		45.50%		4		0.09%		401		8.91%		4,501
	Otero		1,393		63.43%		737		33.56%		66		3.01%		656		29.87%		2,196
	Quay		2,194		71.93%		788		25.84%		68		2.23%		1,406		46.10%		3,050
	Rio Arriba		2,524		42.69%		3,375		57.08%		14		0.24%		-851		-14.39%		5.913
	Roosevelt		1.459		76.99%		387		20.42%		49		2.59%		1,072		56.57%		1,895
	San Juan		965		60.09%		615		38.29%		26		1.62%		350		21.79%		1,606
	San Miguel		3,587		40.40%		5,278		59.45%		13		0.15%		-1,691		-19.05%		8,878
	Sandoval		1,084		47.40%		1,201		52.51%		2		0.09%		-117		-5.12%		2,287
	Santa Fe		2,410		40.37%		3,549		59.45%		11		0.18%		-1,139		-19.08%		5,970
	Sierra		768		49.52%		770		49.65%		13		0.84%		-2		-0.13%		1,551
	Socorro		2,047		51.81%		1,895		47.96%		9		0.23%		152		3.85%		3,951
	Taos		1,780		41.48%		2,500		58.26%		11		0.26%		-720		-16.78%		4,291
	Torrance		1,797		53.67%		1,450		43.31%		101		3.02%		347		10.36%		3,348
	Union		2,575		57.79%		1,813		40.69%		68		1.53%		762		17.10%		4,456
	Valencia		904		25.60%		2,627		74.40%		0		0.00%		-1,723		-48.80%		3,531
Total	60,317	54.57%	49,363	44.66%	857	0.78%	10,954	9.91%	110,537

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Colfax
• Grant
• Lincoln
• McKinley
• Otero
• Socorro
• Torrance
• Union

Bibliography

• Book: Glashan, Roy R. . American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Meckler Books . 1979 . 0-930466-17-9 .
• Book: . Guide to U.S. Elections . II . Washington, D.C. . CQ Press . 2005 . 9781568029818 . .
• Book: Issued by Mrs. Soledad Chacon, Secretary of State . 1923 . The New Mexico Blue Book or State Official Register 1923-24 . Santa Fe, N.M. . Thos. Hughes, Printer, Albuquerque . .

Notes and References

1. News: . Jones is renominated by Democrats; Hinkle named Gubernatorial candidate . Albuquerque morning journal . Albuquerque, N.M. . September 2, 1922 . 1 . 2 January 2021 .
2. News: . Spotlight . Albuquerque morning journal . Albuquerque, N.M. . November 2, 1922 . 3 . 2 January 2021 .
3. News: . Charles Lee Hill G.O.P. Candidate for Governor . The Clayton news . Clayton, N.M. . September 22, 1922 . 6 . 2 January 2021 .