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1940 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico

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1940 United States House election in New Mexico

← 1938 November 5, 1940 1942 →
 
Nominee Clinton Anderson Herman R. Crile
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 106,972 75,085
Percentage 58.8% 41.2%

County results
Anderson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Crile:      50–60%

Representative
At-large before election

John J. Dempsey
Democratic

Elected Representative
At-large

Clinton Anderson
Democratic

The 1940 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 5, 1940 to elect the state's at-large representative to serve in the 77th United States Congress. Incumbent John J. Dempsey chose to run for the US Senate instead of seeking a fourth term in congress. Clinton Anderson won the open seat by 17.52% outperforming Franklin D. Roosevelt in the concurrent Presidential election by 4.21 percentage points.

Results

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New Mexico At-large congressional district election, 1940[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clinton Anderson 106,972 58.76
Republican Herman R. Crile 75,085 41.24
Total votes 182,057 100.00
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Election Statistics: 1920 to Present | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov.