1936 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico

For related races, see 1936 United States House of Representatives elections.

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

1936 United States House election in New Mexico

November 3, 1936

Nominee John J. Dempsey M. Ralph Brown Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 105,937 62,375 Percentage 62.92% 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

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.

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New Mexico At-large congressional district election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. Dempsey (incumbent)	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