1946 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico

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1946 United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico

←  1944 November 5, 1946 (1946-11-5) 1948  →

Nominee Georgia Lee Lusk Antonio M. Fernández Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 66,420 65,242 Percentage 26.4% 26.0%   Nominee Earl Douglas Herman G. Baca Party Republican Republican Popular vote 60,519 58,938 Percentage 24.1% 23.5%

The 1946 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 5, 1946 to elect the states two at-large representatives. Due to the 1940 Census New Mexico has 2 representatives, both elected at-large. Incumbent Democrat Clinton Anderson resigned to become United States Secretary of Agriculture.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 1946 [1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	131,662	52.43%	2	-
	Republican	119,457	47.57%	0	—
Totals		251,119	100.00%	2	—

Results

New Mexico At-large congressional district election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Georgia Lee Lusk	66,420	28.52
	Democratic	Antonio M. Fernández (Incumbent)	65,242	27.01
	Republican	Earl Douglas	60,519	22.29
	Republican	Herman G. Baca	58,938	22.18
Total votes			251,119	100.00

1. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF).