| Election Name: | 1930 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Country: | New Mexico |
| Previous Election: | 1928 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1928 |
| Next Election: | 1932 New Mexico gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1932 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1930 |
| Nominee1: | Arthur Seligman |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 62,789 |
| Percentage1: | 53.17% |
| Nominee2: | Clarence M. Botts |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 55,026 |
| Percentage2: | 46.60% |
| Map Size: | 215px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Richard C. Dillon |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Arthur Seligman |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1930 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1930, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Richard C. Dillon was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term. Democrat Arthur Seligman defeated Republican Clarence M. Botts by about 6.5 points. Seligman was the first Democratic gubernatorial candidate to ever win Santa Fe County and Taos County and the first Democratric candidate to carry Guadalupe County since 1916.
| County | Arthur Seligman Democratic | Clarence M. Botts Republican | Sam Butler Socialist | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||
| Bernalillo | 7,694 | 53.42% | 6,694 | 46.48% | 15 | 0.10% | 1,000 | 6.94% | 14,403 | ||||||||||
| Catron | 621 | 48.74% | 648 | 50.86% | 5 | 0.39% | -27 | -2.12% | 1,274 | ||||||||||
| Chaves | 2,458 | 53.33% | 2,123 | 46.06% | 28 | 0.61% | 335 | 7.27% | 4,609 | ||||||||||
| Colfax | 3,125 | 50.47% | 3,055 | 49.34% | 12 | 0.19% | 70 | 1.13% | 6,192 | ||||||||||
| Curry | 2,169 | 72.61% | 791 | 26.48% | 27 | 0.90% | 1,378 | 46.13% | 2,987 | ||||||||||
| De Baca | 767 | 68.00% | 361 | 32.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 406 | 35.99% | 1,128 | ||||||||||
| Doña Ana | 2,608 | 50.96% | 2,498 | 48.81% | 12 | 0.23% | 110 | 2.15% | 5,118 | ||||||||||
| Eddy | 1,780 | 70.00% | 752 | 29.57% | 11 | 0.43% | 1,028 | 40.42% | 2,543 | ||||||||||
| Grant | 2,802 | 63.67% | 1,584 | 35.99% | 15 | 0.34% | 1,218 | 27.68% | 4,401 | ||||||||||
| Guadalupe | 1,727 | 57.09% | 1,296 | 42.84% | 2 | 0.07% | 431 | 14.25% | 3,025 | ||||||||||
| Harding | 1,131 | 59.65% | 756 | 39.87% | 9 | 0.47% | 375 | 19.78% | 1,896 | ||||||||||
| Hidalgo | 723 | 63.31% | 416 | 36.43% | 3 | 0.26% | 307 | 26.88% | 1,142 | ||||||||||
| Lea | 1,196 | 82.09% | 259 | 17.78% | 2 | 0.14% | 937 | 64.31% | 1,457 | ||||||||||
| Lincoln | 1,213 | 45.81% | 1,429 | 53.97% | 6 | 0.23% | -216 | -8.16% | 2,648 | ||||||||||
| Luna | 653 | 37.19% | 1,087 | 61.90% | 16 | 0.91% | -434 | -24.72% | 1,756 | ||||||||||
| McKinley | 1,609 | 48.97% | 1,675 | 50.97% | 2 | 0.06% | -66 | -2.01% | 3,286 | ||||||||||
| Mora | 2,010 | 51.05% | 1,927 | 48.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 83 | 2.11% | 3,937 | ||||||||||
| Otero | 1,482 | 56.46% | 1,130 | 43.05% | 13 | 0.50% | 352 | 13.41% | 2,625 | ||||||||||
| Quay | 1,965 | 64.36% | 1,073 | 35.15% | 15 | 0.49% | 892 | 29.22% | 3,053 | ||||||||||
| Rio Arriba | 3,263 | 49.83% | 3,283 | 50.14% | 2 | 0.03% | -20 | -0.31% | 6,548 | ||||||||||
| Roosevelt | 1,417 | 77.77% | 382 | 20.97% | 23 | 1.26% | 1,035 | 56.81% | 1,822 | ||||||||||
| San Juan | 1,120 | 53.98% | 941 | 45.35% | 14 | 0.67% | 179 | 8.63% | 2,075 | ||||||||||
| San Miguel | 3,619 | 42.14% | 4,966 | 57.82% | 4 | 0.05% | -1,347 | -15.68% | 8,589 | ||||||||||
| Sandoval | 1,332 | 48.76% | 1,398 | 51.17% | 2 | 0.07% | -66 | -2.42% | 2,732 | ||||||||||
| Santa Fe | 3,888 | 50.96% | 3,736 | 48.97% | 5 | 0.07% | 152 | 1.99% | 7,629 | ||||||||||
| Sierra | 980 | 55.37% | 790 | 44.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 190 | 10.73% | 1,770 | ||||||||||
| Socorro | 1,827 | 50.01% | 1,826 | 49.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.03% | 3,653 | ||||||||||
| Taos | 2,250 | 50.53% | 2,198 | 49.36% | 5 | 0.11% | 52 | 1.17% | 4,453 | ||||||||||
| Torrance | 1,529 | 46.54% | 1,750 | 53.27% | 6 | 0.18% | -221 | -6.73% | 3,285 | ||||||||||
| Union | 1,869 | 58.24% | 1,322 | 41.20% | 18 | 0.56% | 547 | 17.05% | 3,209 | ||||||||||
| Valencia | 1,962 | 40.47% | 2,880 | 59.41% | 6 | 0.12% | -918 | -18.94% | 4,848 | ||||||||||
| Total | 62,789 | 53.17% | 55,026 | 46.60% | 278 | 0.24% | 7,763 | 6.57% | 118,093 | ||||||||||