1940 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico

none related races 1940 United States House of Representatives elections New Mexico's at-large congressional district February 2026 January 2025 April 2024 1940 United States House election in New Mexico New Mexico presidential no 1938 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico 1938 1942 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico 1942 November 5, 1940 x150px Clinton P. Anderson - Secretary of Agriculture.jpg Clinton Anderson Democratic Party (United States) 106,972 58.8% x120px Herman R. Crile Republican Party (United States) 75,085 41.2% File:New Mexico At Large Congressional District Election Results 1940.svg 215px County results Anderson: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Crile: #E27F7F 50–60% Representative<br/ > At-large John J. Dempsey Democratic Party (United States) Clinton Anderson Democratic Party (United States) 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, 1940https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/ Election Statistics: 1920 to Present | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives history.house.gov Democratic Party (United States) Clinton Anderson 106,972 58.76 Republican Party (United States) Herman R. Crile 75,085 41.24 182,057 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References 1940 New Mexico United States House of Representatives