1930 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico

For related races, see 1930 United States House of Representatives elections.

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

The 1930 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 4, 1930, to elect the states at-large representative. This election coincided with other house elections and the states Governor election. Democrat challenger Dennis Chávez defeated incumbent Albert G. Simms by a double digit margin of 11.6 percentage points.

1930 United States House election in New Mexico

November 4, 1930

Nominee Dennis Chávez Albert G. Simms Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 65,194 51,655 Percentage 55.7% 44.1%

County results Chávez:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Simms:      40–50%      50–60%

Representative At-large before election Albert G. Simms Republican Elected Representative At-large Dennis Chávez Democratic

Results

New Mexico At-large congressional district election, 1930

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Chávez	65,194	55.65
	Republican	Albert G. Simms (incumbent)	51,655	44.09
	Socialist	John Whitley	299	0.26
Total votes			117,148	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican