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1938 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico

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1938 United States House election in New Mexico

← 1936 November 8, 1938 1940 →
 
Nominee John J. Dempsey Peace C. Rodney
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 90,608 64,281
Percentage 58.4% 41.4%

County results
Dempsey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Rodney:      50–60%

Representative
At-large before election

John J. Dempsey
Democratic

Elected Representative
At-large

John J. Dempsey
Democratic

The 1938 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 8, 1938 to elect the state's at-large member to serve in the United States House of Representatives in the 76th United States Congress. This election coincided with other state and local offices such as the Governor election. John Dempsey ran for re-election to a third term and won by 16.97 percentage points. He outperformed John E. Miles in the governor race by 12.32%.

Results

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New Mexico At-large congressional district election, 1938[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. Dempsey 90,608 58.4 −4.52%
Republican Peace C. Rodney 64,281 41.43 +4.38%
Independent E. W. Fawkes 268 0.17 +0.17%
Majority 26,327 16.97 −8.9%
Turnout 155,157
Democratic hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk" (PDF).