Election Name: | 1957 United States House election in New Mexico special election |
Country: | New Mexico |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1956 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico |
Previous Year: | 1956 |
Next Election: | 1958 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico |
Next Year: | 1958 |
Election Date: | April 9, 1957 |
Image1: | Joseph Montoya.jpg |
Nominee1: | Joseph Montoya |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 68,957 |
Percentage1: | 52.84% |
Nominee2: | Tom Bolack |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 61,534 |
Percentage2: | 47.16% |
Map Size: | 215px |
Representative At-large | |
Before Election: | John J. Dempsey |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Joseph Montoya |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1957 New Mexico's at-large congressional district special election was held on Tuesday April 9, 1957 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of At-Large representative John J. Dempsey.
Lieutenant Governor Joseph Montoya won the special election by a margin of 6.04 percentage points. He would continue to represent New Mexico's at-large congressional district until 1964.