The 1918 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918.
Incumbent Republican Governor Washington Ellsworth Lindsey lost the Republican nomination.
Republican nominee Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo defeated Democratic nominee Felix Garcia with 50.50% of the vote.
General election Candidates Felix Garcia, Democratic, member of the state tax commission Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo, Republican, Democratic nominee for New Mexico Territory's at-large congressional district in 1906 and 1908 Allen H. Moulton, Socialist
Results
Results by county County Octaviano A. LarrazoloRepublican Felix GarciaDemocratic Allen H. MoultonSocialist ScatteringWrite-in Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Bernalillo2,09655.39%1,65043.60%381.00%00.00%44611.79%3,784Chaves45630.14%1,02267.55%332.18%20.13%-566-37.41%1,513Colfax1,40553.36%1,15043.68%782.96%00.00%2559.68%2,633Curry28022.45%90672.65%614.89%00.00%-626-50.20%1,247De Baca15126.08%40469.78%244.15%00.00%-253-43.70%579Doña Ana1,15361.20%72238.32%90.48%00.00%43122.88%1,884Eddy25527.75%64870.51%151.63%10.11%-393-42.76%919Grant1,17339.91%1,63955.77%1194.05%80.27%-466-15.86%2,939Guadalupe68151.40%63948.23%50.38%00.00%423.17%1,325Lea307.89%34891.58%20.53%00.00%-318-83.68%380Lincoln65249.54%63448.18%272.05%30.23%181.37%1,316Luna36633.52%68562.73%413.75%00.00%-319-29.21%1,092McKinley56855.74%43943.08%121.18%00.00%12912.66%1,019Mora1,20251.65%1,09847.19%271.16%00.00%1044.47%2,327Otero44745.94%49250.57%343.49%00.00%-45-4.62%973Quay38228.51%87965.60%795.90%00.00%-497-37.09%1,340Rio Arriba1,48754.99%1,21644.97%10.04%00.00%27110.02%2,704Roosevelt11214.93%60780.93%304.00%10.13%-495-66.00%750San Juan31740.03%46458.59%111.39%00.00%-147-18.56%792San Miguel2,59166.20%1,30533.34%180.46%00.00%1,28632.86%3,914Sandoval61756.76%46742.96%30.28%00.00%15013.80%1,087Santa Fe1,44760.72%92538.82%110.46%00.00%52221.91%2,383Sierra33946.63%37851.99%101.38%00.00%-39-5.36%727Socorro1,54263.59%86935.84%140.58%00.00%67327.75%2,425Taos85861.20%54138.59%30.21%00.00%31722.61%1,402Torrance79655.12%61442.52%342.35%00.00%18212.60%1,444Union1,08241.95%1,39454.05%1033.99%00.00%-312-12.10%2,579Valencia1,26780.70%29818.98%50.32%00.00%96961.72%1,570Total 23,75250.49%22,43347.68%8471.80%150.03%1,3192.80%47,047
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Colfax Guadalupe Mora Sandoval
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Grant Sierra
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