1984Final results

1984 election for New Mexico Senate District 42

New Mexico State Senate · New Mexico

Billy J. McKibben (R) won with 77.4% of the vote, defeating Meredith F. Smith (D) by 54.8 points.

Billy J. McKibbenRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.4%8,471
22.6%2,472
10,943 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+44.31972R+20.01980R+54.81984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET