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1920 Gubernatorial General Election Results - New Mexico
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  Gubernatorial
Candidate		Political
Party		Popular Vote
Merritt C. MechemRepublican 54,426 51.26%
Richard C. HannaDemocratic 50,755 47.80%
W. E. McGrathFarmer-Labor 1,004 0.95%
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  1920 New Mexico County Map of General Election Results for Governor  
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Election Notes:
  • The source for the handwritten canvass is New Mexico Election Returns 1911-1969, compiled by the New Mexico Secretary of State in 1970 and available at the state library in Santa Fe. The canvass was also printed in the New Mexico Blue Book 1921-1922.
Demographic Data

1920 Population:360,350Enum.1920 Population Density:1.1persons/km2
1910 Population:327,301Enum.1910 Population Density:1.0persons/km2
Land Area (2000):314,309km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:1.0%

Election Data and Statistics:
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: New Mexico Secretary of State, "For Governor," Tabular Statement of the aggregate vote cast in the State of New Mexico (Santa Fe, 1920)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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