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1938 United States House election in New Mexico
	County results ; Dempsey: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Rodney: 50–60%
Representative; At-large before election; John J. Dempsey; Democratic	Elected Representative; At-large ; John J. Dempsey; Democratic

The 1938 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on Tuesday November 8, 1938 to elect the state's at-large member to serve in the United States House of Representatives in the 76th United States Congress. This election coincided with other state and local offices such as the Governor election. John Dempsey ran for re-election to a third term and won by 16.97 percentage points. He outperformed John E. Miles in the governor race by 12.32%.

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New Mexico At-large congressional district election, 1938^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. Dempsey	90,608	58.4	-4.52%
	Republican	Peace C. Rodney	64,281	41.43	+4.38%
	Independent	E. W. Fawkes	268	0.17	+0.17%
Majority			26,327	16.97	-8.9%
Turnout			155,157
	Democratic hold		Swing

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^ "Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk" (PDF).

[1] "Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk" (PDF).

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