1930 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico

For related races, see 1930 United States House of Representatives elections.

See also: New Mexico's at-large congressional district

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

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).