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2020Final results

2020 election for New Mexico House District 42

New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico

Kristina Ortez (D) won with 74.2% of the vote, defeating Linda H. Calhoun (R) by 48.4 points.

Kristina OrtezDemocrat · winner
74.2%10,815
25.8%3,763
14,578 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 2020

Races before and after

EvenD+10.61982D+50.11986D+20.61994D+11.62002D+57.92010D+48.42020

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