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.

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1930 United States House election in New Mexico

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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

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