1930 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico

1930 United States House election in New Mexico

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Nominee Dennis Chávez Albert G. Simms
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 65,194 51,655
Percentage 55.7% 44.1%

County results
Chávez:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Simms:      40–50%      50–60%

Representative
At-large before election

Albert G. Simms
Republican

Elected Representative
At-large

Dennis Chávez
Democratic

The 1930 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 4, 1930, to elect the states at-large representative. This election coincided with other house elections and the states Governor election. Democrat challenger Dennis Chávez defeated incumbent Albert G. Simms by a double digit margin of 11.6 percentage points.


Results

New Mexico At-large congressional district election, 1930[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis Chávez 65,194 55.65
Republican Albert G. Simms (incumbent) 51,655 44.09
Socialist John Whitley 299 0.26
Total votes 117,148 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

References

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