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
Candidates James F. Hinkle, Democratic, businessman and former state senator Charles Lee Hill, Republican, dentist
Results
Results by county County James F. HinkleDemocratic Charles Lee HillRepublican T. S. SmithFarmer-Labor Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Bernalillo7,05062.01%4,29337.76%270.24%2,75724.25%11,370Catron62650.24%58346.79%372.97%433.45%1,246Chaves2,58473.72%89825.62%230.66%1,68648.10%3,505Colfax3,70353.37%3,18045.83%560.81%5237.54%6,939Curry2,78779.61%63518.14%792.26%2,15261.47%3,501De Baca81967.57%37731.11%161.32%44236.47%1,212Doña Ana2,30649.39%2,35050.33%130.28%-44-0.94%4,669Eddy1,77975.77%53422.74%351.49%1,24553.02%2,348Grant2,53062.52%1,48636.72%310.77%1,04425.80%4,047Guadalupe1,53949.66%1,55350.11%70.23%-14-0.45%3,099Harding1,07252.70%93946.17%231.13%1336.54%2,034Hidalgo68866.80%33932.91%30.29%34933.88%1,030Lea87089.69%939.59%70.72%77780.10%970Lincoln1,45052.48%1,29146.72%220.80%1595.75%2,763Luna92565.28%47733.66%151.06%44831.62%1,417McKinley1,65355.79%1,30243.94%80.27%35111.85%2,963Mora2,44954.41%2,04845.50%40.09%4018.91%4,501Otero1,39363.43%73733.56%663.01%65629.87%2,196Quay2,19471.93%78825.84%682.23%1,40646.10%3,050Rio Arriba2,52442.69%3,37557.08%140.24%-851-14.39%5.913Roosevelt1.45976.99%38720.42%492.59%1,07256.57%1,895San Juan96560.09%61538.29%261.62%35021.79%1,606San Miguel3,58740.40%5,27859.45%130.15%-1,691-19.05%8,878Sandoval1,08447.40%1,20152.51%20.09%-117-5.12%2,287Santa Fe2,41040.37%3,54959.45%110.18%-1,139-19.08%5,970Sierra76849.52%77049.65%130.84%-2-0.13%1,551Socorro2,04751.81%1,89547.96%90.23%1523.85%3,951Taos1,78041.48%2,50058.26%110.26%-720-16.78%4,291Torrance1,79753.67%1,45043.31%1013.02%34710.36%3,348Union2,57557.79%1,81340.69%681.53%76217.10%4,456Valencia90425.60%2,62774.40%00.00%-1,723-48.80%3,531Total 60,31754.57%49,36344.66%8570.78%10,9549.91%110,537
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Colfax Grant Lincoln McKinley Otero Socorro Torrance Union
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