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1912 United States presidential election in New Mexico

Main article: 1912 United States presidential election
1912 United States presidential election in New Mexico
November 5, 1912 1916 →
 
Nominee Woodrow Wilson William Howard Taft
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New Jersey Ohio
Running mate Thomas R. Marshall Nicholas Murray Butler
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 20,437 17,733
Percentage 41.39% 35.91%
 
Nominee Theodore Roosevelt Eugene V. Debs
Party Progressive Socialist
Home state New York Indiana
Running mate Hiram Johnson Emil Seidel
Electoral vote 0 0
Popular vote 8,347 2,859
Percentage 16.91% 5.79%
County Results
President before election

William Howard Taft
Republican

Elected President

Woodrow Wilson
Democratic

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The 1912 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 5, 1912, and all contemporary forty-eight states participated as part of the 1912 United States presidential election. Voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College, which voted for President and Vice President.

This was the first presidential election in which New Mexico participated, having been admitted to the union as the 47th state on January 6, 1912. During the period between New Mexico's annexation by the United States and statehood, the area was divided between largely Republican machine-run highland regions and its firmly Southern Democrat and Baptist "Little Texas" region to the southeast.[1] Running for reelection against the reformist policies of Wilson was William H. Taft, who secured the Republican nomination over Theodore Roosevelt. To counter not receiving the Republican nomination, Roosevelt then ran for president under his own Bull-Moose Party.

New Mexico is indicative of this critical split in the industrialist Republican Party, because Wilson was able to attain victory, both in the State and nationally, with about 40% of the vote, due to a split in the "Old Guard" of highland Republicanism.[2] New Mexico was won by New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson, in what was perhaps the most politically diverse election in United States history.[3] Nonetheless, New Mexico was still Taft's fourth-strongest state by vote percentage after Utah, New Hampshire and Vermont,[4] reflecting the strong Hispanic machine loyalties to him in the northern highlands.[5] The Socialist Party of America had its best year on record under Socialist Party star Eugene V. Debs, who garnered almost six percent of the electorate in New Mexico, and nationally. Debs ran ahead of Taft in Curry, Eddy and Roosevelt counties.

Results

General Election Results[6]
Party Pledged to Elector Votes
Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson E. C. de Baca 20,437
Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson S. D. Stennis Jr. 20,108
Democratic Party Woodrow Wilson J. H. Latham 19,997
Republican Party William Howard Taft Eufracio Gallegos 17,733
Republican Party William Howard Taft Matt Fowler 17,258
Republican Party William Howard Taft Levi A. Hughes 17,134
Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt George W. Armijo 8,347
Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt Dora F. Thomas 7,787
Progressive Party Theodore Roosevelt Elmer E. Studley 7,764
Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs Walter Cook 2,859
Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs W. T. Holmes 2,859
Socialist Party Eugene V. Debs LeRoy Welch 2,856
Votes cast[a] 49,375

Results by county

County Woodrow Wilson
Democratic 		William Howard Taft
Republican 		Theodore Roosevelt
Progressive "Bull Moose" 		Eugene V. Debs
Socialist 		Margin Total votes cast[b]
# % # % # % # % # %
Bernalillo 1,199 31.85% 1,002 26.61% 1,394 37.03% 170 4.52% -195 -5.18% 3.765
Chaves 1,339 52.53% 465 18.24% 398 15.61% 347 13.61% 874 34.29% 2,549
Colfax 1,182 41.34% 1,036 36.24% 564 19.73% 77 2.69% 146 5.11% 2,859
Curry 634 52.66% 123 10.22% 253 21.01% 194 16.11% 381 31.64% 1,204
Doña Ana 895 43.36% 912 44.19% 241 11.68% 16 0.78% -17 -0.82% 2,064
Eddy 936 57.85% 145 8.96% 371 22.93% 166 10.26% 565[c] 34.92% 1,618
Grant 1,130 53.33% 439 20.72% 416 19.63% 134 6.32% 691 32.61% 2,119
Guadalupe 761 45.79% 651 39.17% 154 9.27% 96 5.78% 110 6.62% 1,662
Lincoln 461 40.91% 452 40.11% 109 9.67% 105 9.32% 9 0.80% 1,127
Luna 461 56.29% 81 9.89% 194 23.69% 83 10.13% 267[c] 32.60% 819
McKinley 224 30.60% 264 36.07% 237 32.38% 7 0.96% -27[d] -3.69% 732
Mora 1,002 42.97% 1,022 43.83% 264 11.32% 44 1.89% -20 -0.86% 2,332
Otero 420 41.75% 220 21.87% 201 19.98% 165 16.40% 200 19.88% 1,006
Quay 884 47.07% 351 18.69% 358 19.06% 285 15.18% 526[c] 28.01% 1,878
Rio Arriba 1,004 37.76% 1,549 58.25% 101 3.80% 5 0.19% -545 -20.50% 2,659
Roosevelt 599 49.34% 107 8.81% 299 21.33% 249 20.51% 340[c] 28.01% 1,214
San Juan 493 46.25% 203 19.04% 229 21.48% 141 13.23% 264[c] 24.77% 1,066
San Miguel 1,740 39.07% 2,479 55.67% 207 4.65% 27 0.61% -739 -16.60% 4,453
Sandoval 126 13.70% 211 22.93% 583 63.37% 0 0.00% -372[d] -40.44% 920
Santa Fe 1,012 34.92% 1,432 49.41% 390 13.46% 64 2.21% -420 -14.49% 2,898
Sierra 352 56.32% 176 28.16% 86 13.76% 11 1.76% 176 28.16% 625
Socorro 1,078 46.33% 960 41.25% 269 11.56% 20 0.86% 118 5.07% 2,327
Taos 765 39.89% 855 44.58% 277 14.44% 21 1.09% -90 -4.69% 1,918
Torrance 390 29.66% 520 39.54% 232 17.64% 174 13.23% -130 -9.89% 1,315
Union 1,119 42.86% 815 31.21% 449 17.20% 228 8.73% 304 11.64% 2,611
Valencia 231 14.13% 1,263 77.25% 111 6.79% 30 1.83% -1,032 -63.12% 1,635
Total 20,437 41.39% 17,733 35.91% 8,347 16.91% 2,859 5.79% 2,704 5.48% 49,375

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  2. ^ Based on the highest elector on each ticket
  3. ^ a b c d e In this county where Taft ran third behind Roosevelt, margin given is Wilson vote minus Roosevelt vote, and percentage margin is Wilson percentage minus Roosevelt percentage.
  4. ^ a b In this county where Wilson ran third behind Roosevelt, margin given is Taft vote minus Roosevelt vote and percentage margin Taft percentage minus Roosevelt percentage.

References

  1. ^ Chilton, Lance; New Mexico: A Guide to the Colorful State, p. 95 ISBN 0826307329
  2. ^ Hodgson, Illa D. and Garthwaite, Eloyse M.; 'New Mexico's Early Elections: Statehood to New Deal'; New Mexico Historical Review, January 1, 1995; vol. 70, issue 1, pp. 29-46
  3. ^ "1912 Presidential General Election Results – New Mexico". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  4. ^ "1912 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  5. ^ Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 42 ISBN 0786422173
  6. ^ New Mexico Secretary of State. The New Mexico Blue Book, or State Official Register 1915. Santa Fe, New Mexico. p. 153. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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