1916 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results

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Lt. Gubernatorial
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Washington E. Lindsay

Republican

32,762

49.08%

W. C. McDonald

Democratic

31,916

47.82%

J. H. Bearup

Socialist

2,069

3.10%

Turnout

Maps

Election Notes:

In addition to the regular county vote, the "Absent Railroad Vote" was 159 for McDonald, 20 for Lindsay, and 2 for Bearup. The 1917 Blue Book lists these votes by county but that table only lists 1 vote for Bearup, so clearly there is a disconnect there.
Washington Lindsay became Governor upon the death of Ezequiel de Baca on February 18, 1917. The office of Lieutenant Governor remained vacant for the rest of the term.

Demographic Data

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Data Sources:

Source for Popular Vote data: New Mexico Secretary of State, "For Lieutenant Governor," Tabular Statement of the aggregate vote cast in the State of New Mexico (Santa Fe, 1916)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

Results for and Individual County: