See also: New Mexico's at-large congressional district.
Election Name: | 1936 United States House election in New Mexico |
Country: | New Mexico |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1934 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico |
Previous Year: | 1934 |
Next Election: | 1938 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico |
Next Year: | 1938 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1936 |
Image1: | John J. Dempsey.jpg |
Nominee1: | John J. Dempsey |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 105,937 |
Percentage1: | 62.92% |
Nominee2: | M. Ralph Brown |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 62,375 |
Percentage2: | 37.05% |
Map Size: | 215px |
Representative At-large | |
Before Election: | John J. Dempsey |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | John J. Dempsey |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.