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1948 New Mexico U.S. House At-large Election

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Who won the 1948 New Mexico U.S. House At-large Election?

John Miles won the 1948 New Mexico U.S. House At-large Election. John Miles received 108,529 popular votes (29.73%). The main challenger was Antonio Fernández (28.85%).

See the full head-to-head between Miles and Fernández

Miles +0.9 pts · won by 3,229 votes
John MilesDemocraticWINNER29.73%
108,529 votes
Antonio FernándezDemocraticWINNER28.85%
105,300 votes
Ben F MeyerRepublican21.01%
76,695 votes
Elfego BacaRepublican20.18%
73,661 votes
Clinton E Jencksprogressive0.22%
805 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.