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1926 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1926 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election?

Richard C. Dillon won the 1926 New Mexico Gubernatorial Election. Richard C. Dillon received 56,294 popular votes (51.6%). The main challenger was Arthur T. Hannett (48.15%).

See the full head-to-head between Dillon and Hannett

Dillon +3.5 pts · won by 3,771 votes
Richard C. DillonRepublicanWINNER51.6%
56,294 votes
Arthur T. HannettDemocratic48.15%
52,523 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.