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The1957 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 representativeJohn J. Dempsey.
Lieutenant GovernorJoseph Montoya won the special election by a margin of 6.04 percentage points. He would continue to representNew Mexico's at-large congressional district until1964.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Democratic | Joseph Montoya | 72,889 | 53.02 | ||
| Republican | Tom Bolack | 64,589 | 46.98 | ||
| Total votes | 130,491 | 100.00 | |||
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