1916 New Mexico gubernatorial election
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Nominee Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca Holm O. Bursum
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 32,875 31,552
Percentage 49.40% 47.41%
Governor before election

William C. McDonald
Democratic

Elected Governor

Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca
Democratic

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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

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Results

1916 New Mexico gubernatorial election[1][2][3][4][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca 32,875 49.40%
Republican Holm O. Bursum 31,552 47.41%
Socialist N. A. Wells 2,124 3.19%
Majority 1,323 1.99%
Turnout 66,551
Democratic hold Swing

Notes

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ "NM Governor, 1916". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  2. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 69. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  3. ^ The New Mexico Blue Book or State Official Register 1917. p. 105.
  4. ^ The New Mexico Blue Book or State Official Register 1919. p. 281.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 218–219. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  7. ^ "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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