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

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.

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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

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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.