1934 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico

For related races, see 1934 United States House of Representatives elections.

See also: New Mexico's at-large congressional district

1934 United States House election in New Mexico

November 6, 1934

Nominee John J. Dempsey Maurecio F. Miera Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 76,833 70,659 Percentage 51.82% 47.66%

County results Dempsey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Miera:      50–60%      60–70%

Representative At-large before election Dennis Chávez Democratic Elected Representative At-large John J. Dempsey Democratic

The 1934 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 6, 1934 to elect the state's at-large representative. Incumbent Dennis Chávez decided not to run for re-election and instead opted to run in the concurrent Senate election. This was the first open seat since 1922. Dempsey prevailed in this open seat by a narrow 4 point margin.

Results

New Mexico At-large congressional district election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. Dempsey	76,833	51.82	-11.54%
	Republican	Maurecio F. Miera	70,659	47.66	+12.29%
	Socialist	Frank Edwards	643	0.43	-0.47%
	Communist	H. Turnbaugh	133	0.09	+0.00%
Majority			6,174	4.16	-23.83%
Turnout			148,268
	Democratic hold		Swing