1940 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico

For related races, see 1940 United States House of Representatives elections.

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

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

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

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