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 Candidates Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca, Democratic, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Holm O. Bursum, Republican, Republican candidate for Governor in 1911 N. A. Wells, Socialist

Results

Results by county County Ezequiel Cabeza De BacaDemocratic Holm O. BursumRepublican N. A. WellsSocialist Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Bernalillo2,35745.47%2,73952.84%881.70%-382-7.37%5,184Chaves2,12464.36%95328.88%2236.76%1,17135.48%3,300Colfax1,99651.67%1,81947.09%481.24%1774.58%3,863Curry1,03955.44%49426.36%34118.20%54529.08%1,874Doña Ana1,14742.48%1,53356.78%200.74%-386-14.30%2,700Eddy1,38672.04%43522.61%1035.35%95149.43%1,924Grant1,97846.55%2,16350.91%1082.54%-185-4.35%4,249Guadalupe1,20653.34%1,02345.25%321.42%1838.09%2,261Lincoln72140.35%1,02157.13%452.52%-300-16.79%1,787Luna75660.00%45936.43%453.57%29723.57%1,260McKinley56345.55%67054.21%30.24%-107-8.66%1,236Mora1,61052.10%1,46347.35%170.55%1474.76%3,090Otero76550.50%61840.79%1328.71%1479.70%1,515Quay1,43359.51%72830.23%24710.26%70529.28%2,408Rio Arriba1,52243.67%1,96256.30%10.03%-440-12.63%3,485Roosevelt1,08174.14%23215.91%1459.95%84958.23%1,458San Juan56653.75%43941.69%484.56%12712.06%1,053San Miguel2,54449.01%2,61550.38%320.62%-71-1.37%5,191Sandoval75456.10%59043.90%00.00%16412.20%1,344Santa Fe1,49245.85%1,74553.63%170.52%-253-7.78%3,254Sierra42744.25%51553.37%232.38%-88-9.12%965Socorro1,32237.30%2,20562.22%170.48%-883-24.92%3,544Taos1,10748.92%1,11649.32%401.77%-9-0.40%2,263Torrance66539.80%93756.07%694.13%-272-16.28%1,671Union1,89651.08%1,55341.84%2637.09%3439.24%3,712Valencia41821.33%1,52577.81%170.87%-1,107-56.48%1,960Total 32,87549.40%31,55247.41%2,1243.19%1,3231.99%66,551

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Mora

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Bernalillo Doña Ana Grant Lincoln Sierra

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