1932 New Mexico gubernatorial election
1932 New Mexico gubernatorial election
County resultsSeligman : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Dillon : 50-60% 60-70%
The 1932 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1932, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico . Incumbent Democrat Arthur Seligman won reelection to a second term. This was the first gubernatorial election in which Rio Arriba County voted for a Democrat. Seligman was the last Democrat until Jack M. Campbell in 1964 to carry Mora County .
General election
Results
Results by county
County
Arthur Seligman Democratic
Richard C. Dillon Republican
E. R. Frost Socialist
Thomas E. Cullender Liberty
W. F. Richardson Communist
Margin
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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%
Bernalillo
10,020
54.71%
8,223
44.90%
52
0.28%
0
0.00%
20
0.11%
1,797
9.81%
18.315
Catron
804
49.60%
795
49.04%
16
0.99%
0
0.00%
6
0.37%
9
0.56%
1,621
Chaves
3,540
54.62%
2,719
41.95%
29
0.45%
167
2.58%
26
0.40%
821
12.67%
6,481
Colfax
3,663
48.24%
3,910
51.49%
20
0.26%
0
0.00%
1
0.01%
-247
-3.25%
7,594
Curry
3,302
64.12%
1,522
29.55%
319
6.19%
1
0.02%
6
0.12%
1,780
34.56%
5,150
De Baca
945
70.95%
373
28.00%
10
0.75%
2
0.15%
2
0.15%
572
42.94%
1,332
Doña Ana
4,307
57.14%
3,182
42.22%
44
0.58%
3
0.04%
1
0.01%
1,125
14.93%
7,537
Eddy
3,215
71.46%
1,235
27.45%
42
0.93%
6
0.13%
1
0.02%
1,980
44.01%
4,499
Grant
3,048
62.99%
1,749
36.14%
33
0.68%
2
0.04%
7
0.14%
1,299
26.84%
4,839
Guadalupe
1,740
49.22%
1,790
50.64%
5
0.14%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
-50
-1.41%
3,535
Harding
1,126
49.34%
1,141
50.00%
15
0.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
-15
-0.66%
2,282
Hidalgo
1,004
67.75%
464
31.31%
12
0.81%
2
0.13%
0
0.00%
540
36.44%
1,482
Lea
1,952
69.99%
740
26.53%
77
2.76%
20
0.72%
0
0.00%
1,212
43.46%
2,789
Lincoln
1,839
53.74%
1,570
45.88%
9
0.26%
2
0.06%
2
0.06%
269
7.86%
3,422
Luna
1,231
53.13%
1,069
46.14%
16
0.69%
0
0.00%
1
0.04%
162
6.99%
2,317
McKinley
2,104
60.34%
1,368
39.23%
8
0.23%
2
0.06%
5
0.14%
736
21.11%
3,487
Mora
2,104
63.45%
1,611
36.53%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
0.02%
1,187
26.92%
4,410
Otero
1,895
59.93%
1,214
38.39%
45
1.42%
0
0.00%
8
0.25%
681
21.54%
3,162
Quay
2,507
60.44%
1,539
37.10%
99
2.39%
1
0.02%
2
0.05%
968
23.34%
4,148
Rio Arriba
4,842
58.91%
3,369
40.99%
4
0.05%
0
0.00%
5
0.06%
1,473
17.92%
8,220
Roosevelt
2,442
67.95%
1,105
30.75%
43
1.20%
1
0.03%
3
0.08%
1,337
37.20%
3,594
San Juan
1,300
48.87%
1,196
44.96%
31
1.17%
130
4.89%
3
0.11%
104
3.91%
2,660
San Miguel
4,372
41.83%
6,068
58.05%
9
0.09%
0
0.00%
4
0.04%
-1,696
-16.23%
10,453
Sandoval
1,687
49.65%
1,708
50.26%
2
0.06%
0
0.00%
1
0.03%
-21
-0.62%
3,398
Santa Fe
5,190
54.93%
4,249
44.97%
8
0.08%
1
0.01%
0
0.00%
941
9.96%
9,448
Sierra
1,162
52.70%
1,021
46.30%
21
0.95%
1
0.05%
0
0.00%
141
6.39%
2,205
Socorro
2,319
52.23%
2,113
47.59%
7
0.16%
0
0.00%
1
0.02%
206
4.64%
4,440
Taos
2,898
50.53%
2,822
49.21%
14
0.24%
0
0.00%
1
0.02%
76
1.33%
5,735
Torrance
1,709
42.18%
2,309
56.98%
32
0.79%
0
0.00%
2
0.05%
-600
-14.81%
4,052
Union
2,516
57.04%
1,858
42.12%
33
0.75%
2
0.05%
2
0.05%
658
14.92%
4,411
Valencia
2,135
38.69%
3,374
61.15%
7
0.13%
1
0.02%
1
0.02%
-1,239
-22.45%
5,518
Total
83,612
54.81%
67,406
44.19%
1,062
0.70%
344
0.23%
112
0.07%
16,206
10.62%
152,536
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
References
^ New Mexico Secretary of State. The New Mexico Blue Book State Official Register 1933-1934 . Santa Fe, New Mexico.
^ New Mexico Secretary of State. New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969 . Santa Fe, New Mexico.