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1960 New Mexico U.S. House At-large Election

New Mexico · 6 candidates · See every 1960 U.S. House race

Who won the 1960 New Mexico U.S. House At-large Election?

Joseph M. Montoya won the 1960 New Mexico U.S. House At-large Election. Joseph M. Montoya received 176,514 popular votes (29.49%). The main challenger was Thomas Morris (28.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Montoya and Morris

Montoya +0.7 pts · won by 3,937 votes
Joseph M. MontoyaDemocraticWINNER29.49%
176,514 votes
Thomas MorrisDemocraticWINNER28.83%
172,577 votes
John D RobbRepublican20.73%
124,101 votes
Edward W BalcombRepublican20.66%
123,683 votes
Helen M Callowayprohibition0.14%
851 votes
L F Ingramprohibition0.13%
807 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.