# 1932 New Mexico gubernatorial election

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The 1932 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1932, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Democrat Arthur Seligman won reelection to a second term. This was the first gubernatorial election in which Rio Arriba County voted for a Democrat. Seligman was the last Democrat until Jack M. Campbell in 1964 to carry Mora County.

## General election
### Results

1932 New Mexico gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Arthur Seligman (incumbent) | 83,612 | 54.81% | +1.65% |
| | Republican | Richard C. Dillon | 67,406 | 44.19% | −2.41% |
| | Socialist | E. R. Frost | 1,062 | 0.70% | +0.46% |
| | Liberty | Thomas E. Cullender | 344 | 0.23% | |
| | Communist | W. F. Richardson | 112 | 0.07% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,206 | 10.62% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 152,536 | 100.00% | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | +4.05% | |

### Results by county

| County | Arthur Seligman Democratic | Arthur Seligman Democratic | Richard C. Dillon Republican | Richard C. Dillon Republican | E. R. Frost Socialist | E. R. Frost Socialist | Thomas E. Cullender Liberty | Thomas E. Cullender Liberty | W. F. Richardson Communist | W. F. Richardson Communist | Margin | Margin | Total votes cast |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | Total votes cast |
| Bernalillo | 10,020 | 54.71% | 8,223 | 44.90% | 52 | 0.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 20 | 0.11% | 1,797 | 9.81% | 18.315 |
| Catron | 804 | 49.60% | 795 | 49.04% | 16 | 0.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 6 | 0.37% | 9 | 0.56% | 1,621 |
| Chaves | 3,540 | 54.62% | 2,719 | 41.95% | 29 | 0.45% | 167 | 2.58% | 26 | 0.40% | 821 | 12.67% | 6,481 |
| Colfax | 3,663 | 48.24% | 3,910 | 51.49% | 20 | 0.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.01% | -247 | -3.25% | 7,594 |
| Curry | 3,302 | 64.12% | 1,522 | 29.55% | 319 | 6.19% | 1 | 0.02% | 6 | 0.12% | 1,780 | 34.56% | 5,150 |
| De Baca | 945 | 70.95% | 373 | 28.00% | 10 | 0.75% | 2 | 0.15% | 2 | 0.15% | 572 | 42.94% | 1,332 |
| Doña Ana | 4,307 | 57.14% | 3,182 | 42.22% | 44 | 0.58% | 3 | 0.04% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,125 | 14.93% | 7,537 |
| Eddy | 3,215 | 71.46% | 1,235 | 27.45% | 42 | 0.93% | 6 | 0.13% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,980 | 44.01% | 4,499 |
| Grant | 3,048 | 62.99% | 1,749 | 36.14% | 33 | 0.68% | 2 | 0.04% | 7 | 0.14% | 1,299 | 26.84% | 4,839 |
| Guadalupe | 1,740 | 49.22% | 1,790 | 50.64% | 5 | 0.14% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -50 | -1.41% | 3,535 |
| Harding | 1,126 | 49.34% | 1,141 | 50.00% | 15 | 0.66% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -15 | -0.66% | 2,282 |
| Hidalgo | 1,004 | 67.75% | 464 | 31.31% | 12 | 0.81% | 2 | 0.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 540 | 36.44% | 1,482 |
| Lea | 1,952 | 69.99% | 740 | 26.53% | 77 | 2.76% | 20 | 0.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,212 | 43.46% | 2,789 |
| Lincoln | 1,839 | 53.74% | 1,570 | 45.88% | 9 | 0.26% | 2 | 0.06% | 2 | 0.06% | 269 | 7.86% | 3,422 |
| Luna | 1,231 | 53.13% | 1,069 | 46.14% | 16 | 0.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.04% | 162 | 6.99% | 2,317 |
| McKinley | 2,104 | 60.34% | 1,368 | 39.23% | 8 | 0.23% | 2 | 0.06% | 5 | 0.14% | 736 | 21.11% | 3,487 |
| Mora | 2,104 | 63.45% | 1,611 | 36.53% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,187 | 26.92% | 4,410 |
| Otero | 1,895 | 59.93% | 1,214 | 38.39% | 45 | 1.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 8 | 0.25% | 681 | 21.54% | 3,162 |
| Quay | 2,507 | 60.44% | 1,539 | 37.10% | 99 | 2.39% | 1 | 0.02% | 2 | 0.05% | 968 | 23.34% | 4,148 |
| Rio Arriba | 4,842 | 58.91% | 3,369 | 40.99% | 4 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 5 | 0.06% | 1,473 | 17.92% | 8,220 |
| Roosevelt | 2,442 | 67.95% | 1,105 | 30.75% | 43 | 1.20% | 1 | 0.03% | 3 | 0.08% | 1,337 | 37.20% | 3,594 |
| San Juan | 1,300 | 48.87% | 1,196 | 44.96% | 31 | 1.17% | 130 | 4.89% | 3 | 0.11% | 104 | 3.91% | 2,660 |
| San Miguel | 4,372 | 41.83% | 6,068 | 58.05% | 9 | 0.09% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.04% | -1,696 | -16.23% | 10,453 |
| Sandoval | 1,687 | 49.65% | 1,708 | 50.26% | 2 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.03% | -21 | -0.62% | 3,398 |
| Santa Fe | 5,190 | 54.93% | 4,249 | 44.97% | 8 | 0.08% | 1 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 941 | 9.96% | 9,448 |
| Sierra | 1,162 | 52.70% | 1,021 | 46.30% | 21 | 0.95% | 1 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 141 | 6.39% | 2,205 |
| Socorro | 2,319 | 52.23% | 2,113 | 47.59% | 7 | 0.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.02% | 206 | 4.64% | 4,440 |
| Taos | 2,898 | 50.53% | 2,822 | 49.21% | 14 | 0.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.02% | 76 | 1.33% | 5,735 |
| Torrance | 1,709 | 42.18% | 2,309 | 56.98% | 32 | 0.79% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.05% | -600 | -14.81% | 4,052 |
| Union | 2,516 | 57.04% | 1,858 | 42.12% | 33 | 0.75% | 2 | 0.05% | 2 | 0.05% | 658 | 14.92% | 4,411 |
| Valencia | 2,135 | 38.69% | 3,374 | 61.15% | 7 | 0.13% | 1 | 0.02% | 1 | 0.02% | -1,239 | -22.45% | 5,518 |
| Total | 83,612 | 54.81% | 67,406 | 44.19% | 1,062 | 0.70% | 344 | 0.23% | 112 | 0.07% | 16,206 | 10.62% | 152,536 |

#### Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

* Catron
* Lincoln
* Luna
* McKinley
* Rio Arriba

#### Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Colfax
* Guadalupe
* Harding