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1936 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico

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1936 United States House election in New Mexico

← 1934 November 3, 1936 1938 →
 
Nominee John J. Dempsey M. Ralph Brown
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 105,937 62,375
Percentage 62.92% 37.05%

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

Representative
At-large before election

John J. Dempsey
Democratic

Elected Representative
At-large

John J. Dempsey
Democratic

The 1936 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 3, 1936 to elect the state's at-large member to serve in the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent congressman John Dempsey ran for re-election to a second term and won by a large margin of 25.87%. This election coincided with the state's Governor election and other state and local offices. Dempsey slightly under performed Franklin D. Roosevelt in the concurrent Presidential election by about 0.3 percentage points.

Results

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References

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  1. ^ "Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk" (PDF).
New Mexico At-large congressional district election, 1936[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. Dempsey (incumbent) 105,937 62.92 +11.10%
Republican M. Ralph Brown 62,375 37.05 −10.61%
Farmer–Labor Albert Ortiz 61 0.03 +0.03%
Majority 43,562 25.87 +21.71%
Turnout 168,373
Democratic hold Swing