New Mexico's forty-second state senate district is represented by Republican Senator Gay Kernan.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 49,768 civilians reside within New Mexico's forty-second state senate district. New Mexico state senators represent an average of 49,028 residents, as of the 2010 Census. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 43,311 residents.

About the office

Members of the New Mexico State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. In odd-numbered years, state senators meet 60 days; in even-numbered years, they meet 30 days. New Mexico legislators assume office January 1st.

Qualifications

Article 4, Section 3 of the New Mexico Constitution states: "Senators shall not be less than twenty-five years of age and representatives not less than twenty-one years of age at the time of their election. If any senator or representative permanently removes his residence from or maintains no residence in the district from which he was elected, then he shall be deemed to have resigned and his successor shall be selected as provided in Section 4 of this article. No person shall be eligible to serve in the legislature who, at the time of qualifying, holds any office of trust or profit with the state, county or national governments, except notaries public and officers of the militia who receive no salary."

Salaries

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the New Mexico State Legislature, the governor fills the vacancy with a listed provided by the board of county commissioners representing the vacant seat. The governor is not required by law to appoint a member of the same political party of the last incumbent. There are no deadlines set by Article IV, Section 4 of the New Mexico Constitution which governs legislative vacancies. The appointed replacement serves for the remainder of the unfilled term.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of New Mexico State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for June 2, 2020. The filing deadline is March 10, 2020.

2016

Elections for the New Mexico State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 8, 2016.

Incumbent Gay Kernan ran unopposed in the New Mexico State Senate District 42 general election.

New Mexico State Senate District 42, General Election, 2016

Incumbent Gay Kernan ran unopposed in the New Mexico State Senate District 42 Republican primary.

2012

Elections for the office of New Mexico State Senate consisted of a primary election on June 5, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 20, 2012. Incumbent Gay Kernan (R) was unopposed in both the general election and Republican primary.

New Mexico State Senate, District 42, General Election, 2012

Campaign contributions

From 2004 to 2016, candidates for New Mexico State Senate District 42 raised a total of $200,749. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $33,458 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New Mexico State Senate District 42