Battle of Backbone Mountain

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The 1924 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on November 4, 1924, to elect the state's at-large representative. Incumbent Democrat John Morrow won re-election by 3.5 percentage points.

This election coincided with a Governor election and other state and local offices. John Morrow out performed Democrat John W. Davis in the concurrent presidential election by 9 points, making this the first time this district voted differently on the presidential level.

Results

New Mexico At-large congressional district election, 1924[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Morrow (incumbent) 57,802 51.25
Republican J. Felipe Hubbell 53,860 47.75
Progressive C. M. Armstrong 1,126 1.00
Total votes 112,788 100.00
Democratic hold

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