1957 New Mexico's at-large congressional district special election

For related races, see 1957 United States House of Representatives elections.

The 1957 New Mexico's at-large congressional district special election was held on Tuesday April 9, 1957 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of At-Large representative John J. Dempsey.

1957 United States House election in New Mexico special election

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Nominee Joseph Montoya Tom Bolack Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 72,889 64,589 Percentage 53.02% 46.98%

County results Montoya:      50–60%      60–70% Bolack:      50–60%

Representative At-large before election John J. Dempsey Democratic Elected Representative At-large Joseph Montoya Democratic

Lieutenant Governor Joseph Montoya won the special election by a margin of 6.04 percentage points. He would continue to represent New Mexico's at-large congressional district until 1964.

Results

New Mexico At-large congressional district special election, 1957^[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Montoya	72,889	53.02
	Republican	Tom Bolack	64,589	46.98
Total votes			130,491	100.00
	Democratic hold