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