Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of New Mexico
1916 New Mexico gubernatorial election|
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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[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Results[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- ^ "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.