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1916 New Mexico gubernatorial election
1916 New Mexico gubernatorial election|
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 County results
De Baca: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Bursum: 50-60% 60–70% 80–90% |
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The 1916 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916.
Incumbent Democratic Governor William C. McDonald did not run for re-election but ran instead for Lieutenant Governor.
Democratic nominee Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca defeated Republican nominee Holm O. Bursum.
General election
Candidates
Results
Results by county
| County
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Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca
Democratic
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Holm O. Bursum
Republican
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N. A. Wells
Socialist
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Margin
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Total votes cast
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| #
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%
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%
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%
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#
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%
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| Bernalillo
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2,357
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45.47%
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2,739
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52.84%
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88
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1.70%
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-382
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-7.37%
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5,184
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| Chaves
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2,124
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64.36%
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953
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28.88%
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223
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6.76%
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1,171
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35.48%
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3,300
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| Colfax
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1,996
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51.67%
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1,819
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47.09%
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48
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1.24%
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177
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4.58%
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3,863
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| Curry
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1,039
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55.44%
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494
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26.36%
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341
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18.20%
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545
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29.08%
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1,874
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| Doña Ana
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1,147
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42.48%
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1,533
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56.78%
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20
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0.74%
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-386
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-14.30%
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2,700
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| Eddy
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1,386
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72.04%
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435
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22.61%
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103
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5.35%
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951
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49.43%
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1,924
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| Grant
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1,978
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46.55%
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2,163
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50.91%
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108
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2.54%
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-185
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-4.35%
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4,249
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| Guadalupe
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1,206
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53.34%
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1,023
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45.25%
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32
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1.42%
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183
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8.09%
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2,261
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| Lincoln
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721
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40.35%
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1,021
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57.13%
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45
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2.52%
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-300
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-16.79%
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1,787
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| Luna
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756
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60.00%
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459
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36.43%
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45
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3.57%
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297
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23.57%
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1,260
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| McKinley
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563
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45.55%
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670
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54.21%
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3
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0.24%
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-107
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-8.66%
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1,236
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| Mora
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1,610
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52.10%
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1,463
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47.35%
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17
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0.55%
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147
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4.76%
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3,090
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| Otero
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765
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50.50%
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618
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40.79%
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132
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8.71%
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147
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9.70%
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1,515
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| Quay
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1,433
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59.51%
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728
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30.23%
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247
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10.26%
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705
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29.28%
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2,408
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| Rio Arriba
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1,522
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43.67%
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1,962
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56.30%
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1
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0.03%
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-440
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-12.63%
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3,485
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| Roosevelt
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1,081
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74.14%
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232
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15.91%
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145
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9.95%
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849
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58.23%
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1,458
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| San Juan
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566
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53.75%
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439
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41.69%
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48
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4.56%
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127
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12.06%
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1,053
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| San Miguel
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2,544
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49.01%
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2,615
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50.38%
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32
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0.62%
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-71
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-1.37%
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5,191
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| Sandoval
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754
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56.10%
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590
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43.90%
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0
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0.00%
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164
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12.20%
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1,344
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| Santa Fe
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1,492
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45.85%
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1,745
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53.63%
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17
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0.52%
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-253
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-7.78%
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3,254
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| Sierra
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427
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44.25%
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515
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53.37%
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23
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2.38%
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-88
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-9.12%
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965
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| Socorro
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1,322
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37.30%
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2,205
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62.22%
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17
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0.48%
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-883
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-24.92%
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3,544
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| Taos
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1,107
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48.92%
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1,116
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49.32%
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40
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1.77%
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-9
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-0.40%
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2,263
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| Torrance
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665
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39.80%
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937
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56.07%
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69
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4.13%
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-272
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-16.28%
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1,671
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| Union
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1,896
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51.08%
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1,553
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41.84%
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263
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7.09%
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343
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9.24%
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3,712
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| Valencia
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418
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21.33%
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1,525
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77.81%
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17
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0.87%
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-1,107
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-56.48%
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1,960
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| Total |
32,875 |
49.40% |
31,552 |
47.41% |
2,124 |
3.19% |
1,323 |
1.99% |
66,551
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Notes
- ^ Some sources give the result as De Baca 32,732, Bursum 31,524, Wells 2,117. These figures exclude the "absent railroad vote".[5][6][7]
References
- ^ "NM Governor, 1916". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 69. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ The New Mexico Blue Book or State Official Register 1917. p. 105.
- ^ The New Mexico Blue Book or State Official Register 1919. p. 281.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 5. ISBN 978-0-7864-7033-4.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 218–219. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ "Official Vote of New Mexico is announced" (PDF). New Mexico State Record. Santa Fe, New Mexico. December 8, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
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