1932 New Mexico gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1932 New Mexico gubernatorial election
Type:presidential
Country:New Mexico
Previous Election:1930 New Mexico gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1930
Next Election:1934 New Mexico gubernatorial election
Next Year:1934
Ongoing:no
Election Date:November 8, 1932
Nominee1:Arthur Seligman
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:83,612
Percentage1:54.81%
Nominee2:Richard C. Dillon
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:67,406
Percentage2:44.19%
Map Size:215px
Governor
Before Election:Arthur Seligman
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Arthur Seligman
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1932 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1932, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat Arthur Seligman won reelection to a second term. This was the first gubernatorial election in which Rio Arriba County voted for a Democrat. Seligman was the last Democrat until Jack M. Campbell in 1964 to carry Mora County.

General election

Results by county

CountyArthur Seligman
Democratic
Richard C. Dillon
Republican
E. R. Frost
Socialist
Thomas E. Cullender
Liberty
W. F. Richardson
Communist
MarginTotal votes cast
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Bernalillo10,02054.71%8,22344.90%520.28%00.00%200.11%1,7979.81%18.315
Catron80449.60%79549.04%160.99%00.00%60.37%90.56%1,621
Chaves3,54054.62%2,71941.95%290.45%1672.58%260.40%82112.67%6,481
Colfax3,66348.24%3,91051.49%200.26%00.00%10.01%-247-3.25%7,594
Curry3,30264.12%1,52229.55%3196.19%10.02%60.12%1,78034.56%5,150
De Baca94570.95%37328.00%100.75%20.15%20.15%57242.94%1,332
Doña Ana4,30757.14%3,18242.22%440.58%30.04%10.01%1,12514.93%7,537
Eddy3,21571.46%1,23527.45%420.93%60.13%10.02%1,98044.01%4,499
Grant3,04862.99%1,74936.14%330.68%20.04%70.14%1,29926.84%4,839
Guadalupe1,74049.22%1,79050.64%50.14%00.00%00.00%-50-1.41%3,535
Harding1,12649.34%1,14150.00%150.66%00.00%00.00%-15-0.66%2,282
Hidalgo1,00467.75%46431.31%120.81%20.13%00.00%54036.44%1,482
Lea1,95269.99%74026.53%772.76%200.72%00.00%1,21243.46%2,789
Lincoln1,83953.74%1,57045.88%90.26%20.06%20.06%2697.86%3,422
Luna1,23153.13%1,06946.14%160.69%00.00%10.04%1626.99%2,317
McKinley2,10460.34%1,36839.23%80.23%20.06%50.14%73621.11%3,487
Mora2,10463.45%1,61136.53%00.00%00.00%10.02%1,18726.92%4,410
Otero1,89559.93%1,21438.39%451.42%00.00%80.25%68121.54%3,162
Quay2,50760.44%1,53937.10%992.39%10.02%20.05%96823.34%4,148
Rio Arriba4,84258.91%3,36940.99%40.05%00.00%50.06%1,47317.92%8,220
Roosevelt2,44267.95%1,10530.75%431.20%10.03%30.08%1,33737.20%3,594
San Juan1,30048.87%1,19644.96%311.17%1304.89%30.11%1043.91%2,660
San Miguel4,37241.83%6,06858.05%90.09%00.00%40.04%-1,696-16.23%10,453
Sandoval1,68749.65%1,70850.26%20.06%00.00%10.03%-21-0.62%3,398
Santa Fe5,19054.93%4,24944.97%80.08%10.01%00.00%9419.96%9,448
Sierra1,16252.70%1,02146.30%210.95%10.05%00.00%1416.39%2,205
Socorro2,31952.23%2,11347.59%70.16%00.00%10.02%2064.64%4,440
Taos2,89850.53%2,82249.21%140.24%00.00%10.02%761.33%5,735
Torrance1,70942.18%2,30956.98%320.79%00.00%20.05%-600-14.81%4,052
Union2,51657.04%1,85842.12%330.75%20.05%20.05%65814.92%4,411
Valencia2,13538.69%3,37461.15%70.13%10.02%10.02%-1,239-22.45%5,518
Total83,61254.81%67,40644.19%1,0620.70%3440.23%1120.07%16,20610.62%152,536

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican