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The 1920 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico was held on November 2, 1920, to elect the state's at-large representative. Incumbent Republican Benigno C. Hernández chose not to run for re-election to a third term.
This was the first time republicans won this district in back to back elections. Montoya under performed Warren G. Harding's performance in the concurrent presidential election by about 5 percentage points.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Néstor Montoya | 54,672 | 51.88 | ||
| Democratic | Antonio Lucero | 49,426 | 46.90 | ||
| Socialist | A. J. McDonald | 1,290 | 1.22 | ||
| Total votes | 108,798 | 100.00 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
