1922 New Mexico gubernatorial election

1922 New Mexico gubernatorial election

← 1920 November 7, 1922 1924 →
 
Nominee James F. Hinkle Charles Lee Hill
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 60,317 49,363
Percentage 54.57% 44.66%

County Results
Hinkle:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Hill:      40-50%      50–60%      70–80%

Governor before election

Merritt C. Mechem
Republican

Elected Governor

James F. Hinkle
Democratic

The 1922 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922. Democratic candidate James F. Hinkle defeated Republican nominee Charles Lee Hill with 54.57% of the vote. McKinley County, Socorro County, and Torrance County all backed a Democratic gubernatorial candidate for the first time ever in this election; the latter would not do so again until 1936.

General election

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Candidates

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  • James F. Hinkle, Democratic, businessman and former State Senator[1]
  • Charles Lee Hill, Republican, dentist[2][3]

Results

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1922 New Mexico gubernatorial election[4][5][6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James F. Hinkle 60,317 54.57% +6.77%
Republican Charles Lee Hill 49,363 44.66% −6.60%
Farmer–Labor T. S. Smith 857 0.78% −0.17%
Majority 10,954 9.91%
Total votes 110,537 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing +13.37%

Results by county

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County James F. Hinkle
Democratic
Charles Lee Hill
Republican
T. S. Smith
Farmer-Labor
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Bernalillo 7,050 62.01% 4,293 37.76% 27 0.24% 2,757 24.25% 11,370
Catron 626 50.24% 583 46.79% 37 2.97% 43 3.45% 1,246
Chaves 2,584 73.72% 898 25.62% 23 0.66% 1,686 48.10% 3,505
Colfax 3,703 53.37% 3,180 45.83% 56 0.81% 523 7.54% 6,939
Curry 2,787 79.61% 635 18.14% 79 2.26% 2,152 61.47% 3,501
De Baca 819 67.57% 377 31.11% 16 1.32% 442 36.47% 1,212
Doña Ana 2,306 49.39% 2,350 50.33% 13 0.28% -44 -0.94% 4,669
Eddy 1,779 75.77% 534 22.74% 35 1.49% 1,245 53.02% 2,348
Grant 2,530 62.52% 1,486 36.72% 31 0.77% 1,044 25.80% 4,047
Guadalupe 1,539 49.66% 1,553 50.11% 7 0.23% -14 -0.45% 3,099
Harding 1,072 52.70% 939 46.17% 23 1.13% 133 6.54% 2,034
Hidalgo 688 66.80% 339 32.91% 3 0.29% 349 33.88% 1,030
Lea 870 89.69% 93 9.59% 7 0.72% 777 80.10% 970
Lincoln 1,450 52.48% 1,291 46.72% 22 0.80% 159 5.75% 2,763
Luna 925 65.28% 477 33.66% 15 1.06% 448 31.62% 1,417
McKinley 1,653 55.79% 1,302 43.94% 8 0.27% 351 11.85% 2,963
Mora 2,449 54.41% 2,048 45.50% 4 0.09% 401 8.91% 4,501
Otero 1,393 63.43% 737 33.56% 66 3.01% 656 29.87% 2,196
Quay 2,194 71.93% 788 25.84% 68 2.23% 1,406 46.10% 3,050
Rio Arriba 2,524 42.69% 3,375 57.08% 14 0.24% -851 -14.39% 5.913
Roosevelt 1.459 76.99% 387 20.42% 49 2.59% 1,072 56.57% 1,895
San Juan 965 60.09% 615 38.29% 26 1.62% 350 21.79% 1,606
San Miguel 3,587 40.40% 5,278 59.45% 13 0.15% -1,691 -19.05% 8,878
Sandoval 1,084 47.40% 1,201 52.51% 2 0.09% -117 -5.12% 2,287
Santa Fe 2,410 40.37% 3,549 59.45% 11 0.18% -1,139 -19.08% 5,970
Sierra 768 49.52% 770 49.65% 13 0.84% -2 -0.13% 1,551
Socorro 2,047 51.81% 1,895 47.96% 9 0.23% 152 3.85% 3,951
Taos 1,780 41.48% 2,500 58.26% 11 0.26% -720 -16.78% 4,291
Torrance 1,797 53.67% 1,450 43.31% 101 3.02% 347 10.36% 3,348
Union 2,575 57.79% 1,813 40.69% 68 1.53% 762 17.10% 4,456
Valencia 904 25.60% 2,627 74.40% 0 0.00% -1,723 -48.80% 3,531
Total 60,317 54.57% 49,363 44.66% 857 0.78% 10,954 9.91% 110,537

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

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  1. ^ "Jones is renominated by Democrats; Hinkle named Gubernatorial candidate". Albuquerque morning journal. Albuquerque, N.M. September 2, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Spotlight". Albuquerque morning journal. Albuquerque, N.M. November 2, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Charles Lee Hill G.O.P. Candidate for Governor". The Clayton news. Clayton, N.M. September 22, 1922. p. 6. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "NM Governor, 1922". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  5. ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 218–219.
  6. ^ Guide to U.S. Elections 2005, p. 1515.
  7. ^ New Mexico Blue Book 1923, p. 63.
  8. ^ New Mexico State Records Center & Archives, Canvass of Returns of General Election Held November 7, 1922 - State of New Mexico

Bibliography

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