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1918 New Mexico gubernatorial election
1918 New Mexico gubernatorial election|
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 County results
Larrazolo: 50-60% 60–70% 80–90%
Garcia:
40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% |
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The 1918 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918.
Incumbent Republican Governor Washington Ellsworth Lindsey lost the Republican nomination.[1]
Republican nominee Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo defeated Democratic nominee Felix Garcia with 50.50% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Results
Results by county
| County
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Octaviano A. Larrazolo
Republican
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Felix Garcia
Democratic
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Allen H. Moulton
Socialist
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Scattering
Write-in
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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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#
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%
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#
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%
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| Bernalillo
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2,096
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55.39%
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1,650
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43.60%
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38
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1.00%
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0
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0.00%
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446
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11.79%
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3,784
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| Chaves
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456
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30.14%
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1,022
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67.55%
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33
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2.18%
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2
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0.13%
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-566
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-37.41%
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1,513
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| Colfax
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1,405
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53.36%
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1,150
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43.68%
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78
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2.96%
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0
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0.00%
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255
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9.68%
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2,633
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| Curry
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280
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22.45%
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906
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72.65%
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61
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4.89%
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0
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0.00%
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-626
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-50.20%
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1,247
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| De Baca
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151
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26.08%
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404
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69.78%
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24
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4.15%
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0
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0.00%
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-253
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-43.70%
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579
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| Doña Ana
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1,153
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61.20%
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722
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38.32%
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9
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0.48%
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0
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0.00%
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431
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22.88%
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1,884
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| Eddy
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255
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27.75%
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648
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70.51%
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15
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1.63%
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1
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0.11%
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-393
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-42.76%
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919
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| Grant
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1,173
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39.91%
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1,639
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55.77%
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119
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4.05%
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8
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0.27%
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-466
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-15.86%
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2,939
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| Guadalupe
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681
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51.40%
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639
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48.23%
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5
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0.38%
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0
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0.00%
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42
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3.17%
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1,325
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| Lea
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30
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7.89%
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348
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91.58%
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2
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0.53%
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0
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0.00%
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-318
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-83.68%
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380
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| Lincoln
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652
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49.54%
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634
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48.18%
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27
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2.05%
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3
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0.23%
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18
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1.37%
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1,316
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| Luna
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366
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33.52%
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685
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62.73%
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41
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3.75%
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0
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0.00%
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-319
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-29.21%
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1,092
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| McKinley
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568
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55.74%
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439
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43.08%
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12
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1.18%
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0
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0.00%
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129
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12.66%
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1,019
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| Mora
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1,202
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51.65%
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1,098
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47.19%
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27
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1.16%
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0
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0.00%
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104
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4.47%
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2,327
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| Otero
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447
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45.94%
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492
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50.57%
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34
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3.49%
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0
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0.00%
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-45
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-4.62%
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973
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| Quay
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382
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28.51%
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879
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65.60%
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79
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5.90%
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0
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0.00%
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-497
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-37.09%
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1,340
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| Rio Arriba
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1,487
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54.99%
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1,216
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44.97%
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1
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0.04%
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0
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0.00%
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271
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10.02%
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2,704
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| Roosevelt
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112
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14.93%
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607
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80.93%
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30
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4.00%
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1
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0.13%
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-495
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-66.00%
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750
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| San Juan
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317
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40.03%
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464
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58.59%
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11
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1.39%
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0
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0.00%
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-147
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-18.56%
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792
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| San Miguel
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2,591
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66.20%
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1,305
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33.34%
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18
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0.46%
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0
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0.00%
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1,286
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32.86%
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3,914
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| Sandoval
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617
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56.76%
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467
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42.96%
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3
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0.28%
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0
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0.00%
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150
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13.80%
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1,087
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| Santa Fe
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1,447
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60.72%
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925
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38.82%
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11
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0.46%
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0
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0.00%
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522
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21.91%
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2,383
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| Sierra
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339
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46.63%
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378
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51.99%
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10
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1.38%
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0
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0.00%
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-39
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-5.36%
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727
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| Socorro
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1,542
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63.59%
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869
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35.84%
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14
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0.58%
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0
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0.00%
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673
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27.75%
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2,425
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| Taos
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858
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61.20%
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541
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38.59%
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3
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0.21%
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0
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0.00%
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317
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22.61%
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1,402
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| Torrance
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796
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55.12%
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614
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42.52%
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34
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2.35%
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0
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0.00%
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182
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12.60%
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1,444
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| Union
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1,082
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41.95%
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1,394
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54.05%
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103
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3.99%
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0
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0.00%
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-312
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-12.10%
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2,579
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| Valencia
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1,267
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80.70%
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298
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18.98%
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5
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0.32%
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0
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0.00%
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969
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61.72%
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1,570
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| Total |
23,752 |
50.49% |
22,433 |
47.68% |
847 |
1.80% |
15 |
0.03% |
1,319 |
2.80% |
47,047
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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
References
- ^ "Republican convention largest ever held in New Mexico places winning ticket before the voters". New Mexico state record. Santa Fe, N.M. October 4, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "Felix Garcia". Carrizozo news. Carrizozo, N.M. October 25, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "Citizens of New Mexico". Albuquerque morning journal. Albuquerque, N.M. November 3, 1918. p. 5. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ "NM Governor, 1918". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 69. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 6. 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.
- ^ The New Mexico Blue Book or State Official Register 1919. p. 239.
- ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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