1930 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico

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.

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


Results edit

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 edit

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