1934 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico
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![]() County results Dempsey: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Miera: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1934 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 6, 1934 to elect the state's at-large representative. Incumbent Dennis Chávez decided not to run for re-election and instead opted to run in the concurrent Senate election. This was the first open seat since 1922. Dempsey prevailed in this open seat by a narrow 4 point margin.
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | John J. Dempsey | 76,833 | 51.82 | −11.54% | |
Republican | Maurecio F. Miera | 70,659 | 47.66 | +12.29% | |
Socialist | Frank Edwards | 643 | 0.43 | −0.47% | |
Communist | H. Turnbaugh | 133 | 0.09 | +0.00% | |
Majority | 6,174 | 4.16 | −23.83% | ||
Turnout | 148,268 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |