1911 New Mexico gubernatorial election

Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of New Mexico

November 7, 1911

1916 →

Elected Governor

William C. McDonald
Democratic

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The 1911 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1911, to elect the first Governor of New Mexico.

Democratic nominee William C. McDonald defeated Republican nominee Holm O. Bursum.

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William C. McDonald, Democratic, member of the New Mexico Cattle Sanitary Board^[1]
Holm O. Bursum, Republican, former member of the New Mexico Territorial Senate, member of the State constitutional convention in 1910^[2]
Dr. T. C. Rivera, Socialist^[3]

1911 New Mexico gubernatorial election^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William C. McDonald	31,036	51.01%
	Republican	Holm O. Bursum	28,019	46.05%
	Socialist	T. C. Rivera	1,787	2.94%
Majority			3,017	4.96%
Turnout			60,842
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

^ "Gov. William Calhoun McDonald". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
^ United States Congress. "Holm Olaf Bursum (id: B001144)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
^ "Socialists name state ticket". Albuquerque morning journal. Albuquerque, N.M. October 4, 1911. p. 2. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
^ "NM Governor, 1911". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 69. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 218–219. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
^ The New Mexico Blue Book or State Official Register 1919. p. 281.

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