1936 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico

The 1936 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 3, 1936 to elect the state's at-large member to serve in the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent congressman John Dempsey ran for re-election to a second term and won by a large margin of 25.87%. This election coincided with the state's Governor election and other state and local offices. Dempsey slightly under performed Franklin D. Roosevelt in the concurrent Presidential election by about 0.3 percentage points.

1936 United States House election in New Mexico

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NomineeJohn J. DempseyM. Ralph Brown
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Popular vote105,93762,375
Percentage62.92%37.05%

County results
Dempsey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Brown:      50–60%

Representative
At-large before election

John J. Dempsey
Democratic

Elected Representative
At-large

John J. Dempsey
Democratic

Results

References

New Mexico At-large congressional district election, 1936[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticJohn J. Dempsey (incumbent) 105,937 62.92 +11.10%
RepublicanM. Ralph Brown62,37537.05−10.61%
Farmer–LaborAlbert Ortiz610.03+0.03%
Majority43,56225.87+21.71%
Turnout168,373
Democratic holdSwing