1926 New Mexico gubernatorial election

The 1926 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926. Incumbent Democratic Governor Arthur T. Hannett was defeated by Republican nominee Richard C. Dillon who won 51.60% of the vote. This was the first ever gubernatorial election in which Luna County voted for a Republican candidate.

General election

Candidates Arthur T. Hannett, Democratic, incumbent Governor Richard C. Dillon, Republican, State Senator

Results

Results by county County Richard C. DillonRepublican Arthur T. HannettDemocratic Q. M. BixlerSocialist Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Bernalillo7,42655.12%6,03244.77%140.10%1,39410.35%13,472Catron60150.42%59149.58%00.00%100.84%1,192Chaves1,40840.45%2,05559.03%180.52%-647-18.59%3,481Colfax2,91547.64%3,17951.95%250.41%-264-4.31%6,119Curry39116.61%1,96383.39%00.00%-1,572-66.78%2,354De Baca39039.96%58259.63%40.41%-192-19.67%976Doña Ana3,10853.08%2,72946.61%180.31%3796.47%5,855Eddy55821.73%2,00177.92%90.35%-1,443-56.19%2,568Grant1,42937.33%2,39062.43%90.24%-961-25.10%3,828Guadalupe1,51060.06%99839.70%60.24%51220.37%2,514Harding79047.85%85751.91%40.24%-67-4.06%1,651Hidalgo26929.76%63470.13%10.11%-365-40.38%904Lea10813.90%66885.97%10.13%-560-72.07%777Lincoln1,13953.83%97446.03%30.14%1657.80%2,116Luna82950.49%80148.78%120.73%281.71%1,642McKinley1,40451.81%1,30548.15%10.04%993.65%2,710Mora2,13954.58%1,78045.42%00.00%3599.16%3,919Otero81546.52%92352.68%140.80%-108-6.16%1,752Quay79429.91%1,84069.30%210.79%-1,046-39.40%2,655Rio Arriba4,36263.99%2,45135.95%40.06%1,91128.03%6,817Roosevelt28515.55%1,53183.52%170.93%-1,246-67.98%1,833San Juan68534.84%1,27364.75%80.41%-588-29.91%1,966San Miguel4,41751.39%4,17048.52%80.09%2472.87%8,595Sandoval1,67758.76%1,17641.21%10.04%50117.55%2,854Santa Fe4,57666.77%2,26733.08%100.15%2,30933.69%6,853Sierra69549.57%70750.43%00.00%-12-0.86%1,402Socorro2,56767.71%1,22432.29%00.00%1,34335.43%3,791Taos2,50658.72%1,75841.19%40.09%74817.53%4,268Torrance1,70558.94%1,18040.79%80.28%52518.15%2,893Union1,34442.64%1,76055.84%481.52%-416-13.20%3,152Valencia3,45282.54%72417.31%60.14%2,72865.23%4,182Total56,29451.60%52,52348.15%2740.25%3,7713.46%109,091

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Luna McKinley

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Sierra

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