1940 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico

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.

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

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.