New Mexico's at-large congressional district

From statehood in 1912 to 1969, New Mexico did not use congressional districts for its representatives to the United States House of Representatives. Instead, it elected its representatives statewide At-large.

List of representatives

Years		Seat A				Seat B
		Representative	Party	Electoral history		Representative	Party	Electoral history
January 8, 1912 – March 3, 1913		Harvey Fergusson	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]		George Curry	Republican	Retired
March 3, 1913 – March 3, 1915						No second seat until 1943
March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917		Benigno C. Hernández	Republican	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919		100px William B. Walton	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921		Benigno C. Hernández	Republican	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1921 – January 13, 1923		100px Néstor Montoya	Republican	Died
January 13, 1923 – March 3, 1923		Vacant
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1929		John Morrow	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931		Albert G. Simms	Republican	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1935		Dennis Chavez	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941		John J. Dempsey	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943		Clinton P. Anderson	Democratic	Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
January 3, 1943 – June 30, 1945						100px Antonio M. Fernández	Democratic	Died
June 30, 1945 – January 3, 1947		Vacant
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949		Georgia Lee Lusk	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951		John E. Miles	Democratic	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
January 3, 1951 – November 7, 1956		John J. Dempsey	Democratic	Died
November 7, 1956 – April 9, 1957						Vacant
April 9, 1957 – March 11, 1958						Joseph Montoya	Democratic	Resigned when elected U.S. Senator
March 12, 1958 – January 3, 1959		Vacant
January 3, 1959 – November 3, 1964		Thomas G. Morris	Democratic	Lost re-election
November 3, 1964 – January 3, 1965						Vacant
January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1969						100px E. S. Johnny Walker	Democratic	Redistricted to the 2nd district

Elections

First seat

1920s

Republicans held onto the seat in 1920 by nominating Néstor Montoya, the county clerk of Bernalillo County and former Speaker of the New Mexico Territorial Legislature. Montoya won with a combination of Hispanic voters and coat-tails from the election of President Warren Harding. Republicans did not renominate him in 1922, choosing instead suffragist Adelina Otero-Warren, the niece of former territorial Governor, Miguel Otero, and the first woman to run for statewide office in New Mexico. Otero-Warren was defeated by Democrat John Morrow, an educator and lawyer from northeast New Mexico. Morrow would win consecutive re-elections in 1924 and 1926, but lost re-election in 1928 to Albert G. Simms, an Albuquerque businessman, on the coat-tails of the election of President Herbert Hoover.

United States House of Representatives elections, 1920: New Mexico District At-Large

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Néstor Montoya	54,672	51.88
	Democratic	Antonio Lucero	49,426	46.9
	Farmer–Labor	A.J. McDonald	1,290	1.22
Majority			5,246	4.98
Turnout			105,388
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections, 1922: New Mexico District At-Large

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Morrow	59,254	54.42	+7.25
	Republican	Adelina Otero-Warren	49,635	45.58	-6.3
Majority			9,619	8.83	+3.85
Turnout			108,889
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections, 1924: New Mexico District At-Large

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Morrow	57,802	51.76	-2.66
	Republican	J. Felipe Hubbell	53,860	48.24	+2.66
Majority			3,942	3.53	-5.30
Turnout			111,662
	Democratic hold		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections, 1926: New Mexico District At-Large

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Morrow	55,433	51.42	-0.34
	Republican	Juan A. A. Sedillo	52,075	48.31	+0.07
	Socialist	E. E. Denniston	287	0.27	+0.27
Majority			3,358	3.12	-0.41
Turnout			107,795
	Democratic hold		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections, 1928: New Mexico District At-Large

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Albert G. Simms	61,208	52.2	+3.89
	Democratic	John Morrow	56,048	47.8	-3.62
Majority			5,160	4.4	+1.28
Turnout			117,256
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

1930s

United States House of Representatives elections, 1930: New Mexico District At-Large

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dennis Chavez	65,194	57.1	+9.3
	Republican	Albert G. Simms	48,699	42.65	-9.55
	Socialist	John Whitley	299	0.26	+0.26
Majority			16,495	14.45	+10.05
Turnout			114,192
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections, 1932: New Mexico District At-Large

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dennis Chavez	94,764	63.36	+6.26
	Republican	Jose E. Armijo	52,905	35.37	-7.28
	Socialist	N. S. Sweeney	1,349	0.9	+0.64
	Liberty	L. E. Lake	418	0.28	+0.28
	Communist	E. T. Howell	132	0.09	+0.09
Majority			41,859	27.99	+13.54
Turnout			149,568
	Democratic hold		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections, 1934: New Mexico District At-Large

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

United States House of Representatives elections, 1936: New Mexico District At-Large

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John J. Dempsey	105,937	62.92	+11.10
	Republican	M. Ralph Brown	62,375	37.05	-10.61
	Farmer–Labor	Albert Ortiz	61	0.03	+0.03
Majority			43,562	25.87	+21.71
Turnout			168,373
	Democratic hold		Swing

United States House of Representatives elections, 1938: New Mexico District At-Large

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John J. Dempsey	90,608	58.4	-4.52
	Republican	Peace C. Rodney	64,281	41.43	+4.38
	Independent	E. W. Fawkes	268	0.17	+0.17
Majority			26,327	16.97	-8.9
Turnout			155,157
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present