1930 New Mexico gubernatorial election

1930 New Mexico gubernatorial election

November 4, 1930

Nominee Arthur Seligman Clarence M. Botts Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 62,789 55,026 Percentage 53.2% 46.6%

Governor before election Richard C. Dillon Republican Elected Governor Arthur Seligman Democratic

The 1930 New Mexico gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1930, in order to elect the Governor of New Mexico. Incumbent Republican Richard C. Dillon was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a third consecutive term.

General election

Results

New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1930

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Arthur Seligman	62,789	53.17
	Republican	Clarence M. Botts	55,026	46.60
	Other		274	0.23
Total votes			118,089	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican