1930 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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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.
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Arthur Seligman | 62,789 | 53.17% | +8.87% | |
| Republican | Clarence M. Botts | 55,026 | 46.60% | −9.02% | |
| Socialist | Sam Butler | 278[a] | 0.24% | ||
| Majority | 7,763 | 6.57% | |||
| Total votes | 118,093 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | +17.88% | |||
Results by county
[edit]| 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 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The 1931-1932 Blue Book credits Butler with 274 votes but the original handwritten canvass gives his total as 278. The difference is the original canvass lists 2 votes each in McKinley and Rio Arriba counties but the Blue Book omits these.
References
[edit]- ^ New Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of Election Held November 4, 1930 - State of New Mexico
- ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. The New Mexico Blue Book, or State Official Register 1931-1932. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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