Election
Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of New Mexico
The 1911 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1911, to elect the first Governor of New Mexico.
Democratic nominee William C. McDonald defeated Republican nominee Holm O. Bursum. New Mexico was admitted to the Union as the 47th state on January 6, 1912, and McDonald assumed office on that date.
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The 1911 New Mexico gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1911, to elect the first Governor of New Mexico.
Democratic nominee William C. McDonald defeated Republican nominee Holm O. Bursum. New Mexico was admitted to the Union as the 47th state on January 6, 1912, and McDonald assumed office on that date.
Text from the Wikipedia article “1911 New Mexico gubernatorial election”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.