1940 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico

For related races, see 1940 United States House of Representatives elections.

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

The 1940 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 5, 1940 to elect the state's at-large representative to serve in the 77th United States Congress. Incumbent John J. Dempsey chose to run for the US Senate instead of seeking a fourth term in congress. Clinton Anderson won the open seat by 17.52% outperforming Franklin D. Roosevelt in the concurrent Presidential election by 4.21 percentage points.

1940 United States House election in New Mexico

November 5, 1940

Nominee Clinton Anderson Herman R. Crile Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 106,972 75,085 Percentage 58.8% 41.2%

County results Anderson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Crile:      50–60%

Representative At-large before election John J. Dempsey Democratic Elected Representative At-large Clinton Anderson Democratic

Results

New Mexico At-large congressional district election, 1940

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clinton Anderson	106,972	58.76
	Republican	Herman R. Crile	75,085	41.24
Total votes			182,057	100.00
	Democratic hold