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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.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| 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 | ||||||
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