1934 New Mexico gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1934 New Mexico gubernatorial election
Type:presidential
Country:New Mexico
Previous Election:1932 New Mexico gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1932
Next Election:1936 New Mexico gubernatorial election
Next Year:1936
Ongoing:no
Election Date:November 6, 1934
Nominee1:Clyde Tingley
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:78,390
Percentage1:51.90%
Nominee2:Jaffa Miller
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:71,899
Percentage2:47.60%
Map Size:215px
Governor
Before Election:Andrew W. Hockenhull
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Clyde Tingley
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1934 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1934, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat Andrew W. Hockenhull, who had succeeded to the governorship in 1933 following the death of Arthur Seligman, did not run for election to a full term.

General election

Results by county

CountyClyde Tingley
Democratic
Jaffa Miller
Republican
E. R. Frost
Socialist
Philip Howe
Communist
MarginTotal votes cast
%%%%%
Bernalillo10,59956.67%8,07643.18%170.09%100.05%2,52313.49%18,702
Catron1,05753.04%91746.01%150.75%40.20%1407.02%1,993
Chaves3,02955.41%2,41644.19%150.27%70.13%61311.21%5,467
Colfax3,85152.09%3,50347.38%180.24%210.28%3484.71%7,393
Curry3,28768.07%1,45530.13%811.68%60.12%1,83237.94%4,829
De Baca64251.48%59948.04%60.48%00.00%433.45%1,247
Doña Ana3,78950.75%3,60748.31%680.91%20.03%1822.44%7,466
Eddy2,72270.76%1,10828.80%170.44%00.00%1,61441.95%3,847
Grant2,28353.78%1,95145.96%70.16%40.09%3327.82%4,245
Guadalupe1,74248.04%1,88251.90%20.06%00.00%-140-3.86%3,626
Harding1,09346.04%1,26653.33%150.63%00.00%-173-7.29%2,374
Hidalgo88463.32%50936.46%30.21%00.00%37526.86%1,396
Lea1,73475.33%52022.59%462.00%20.09%1,21452.74%2,302
Lincoln1,71948.49%1,80450.89%130.37%90.25%-85-2.40%3,545
Luna1,13751.42%1,06147.99%100.45%30.14%763.44%2,211
McKinley1,92554.44%1,57244.46%10.03%381.07%3539.98%3,536
Mora2,24149.42%2,29450.58%00.00%00.00%-53-1.17%4,535
Otero1,51451.80%1,38547.38%240.82%00.00%1294.41%2,923
Quay2,19054.97%1,77944.65%130.33%20.05%41110.32%3,984
Rio Arriba4,48252.89%3,99147.10%00.00%10.01%4915.79%8,474
Roosevelt2,12771.52%70623.74%1374.61%40.13%1,42147.78%2,974
San Juan1,17946.22%1,32551.94%451.76%20.08%-146-5.72%2,551
San Miguel3,79035.12%6,99464.81%20.02%50.05%-3,204-29.69%10,791
Sandoval1,87248.55%1,98051.35%40.10%00.00%-108-2.80%3,856
Santa Fe5,07550.68%4,93149.24%40.04%40.04%1441.44%10,014
Sierra1,02946.50%1,15752.28%251.13%20.09%-128-5.78%2,213
Socorro2,44454.23%2,06045.71%10.02%20.04%3848.52%4,507
Taos2,67144.35%3,33855.43%110.18%20.03%-667-11.08%6,022
Torrance2,11947.83%2,28751.63%240.54%00.00%-168-3.79%4,430
Union2,18451.46%2,04548.19%140.33%10.02%1393.28%4,244
Valencia1,98036.93%3,38163.05%00.00%10.02%-1,401-26.13%5,362
Total78,39051.90%71,89947.60%6340.42%1320.09%6,4914.30%151,059

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican