DemocraticIncumbent
Kristina Ortez
Incumbent state representative
- Experience
- State legislature
New Mexico › New Mexico House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
New Mexico House District 42
Kristina Ortez has no major-party opponent.
Kristina Ortez has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+50: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 30,488
- People per km²
- 8
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 39%
- White, no degree
- 17%of adults
- White 40%
- Hispanic 51%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 8%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
11,140 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Kristina Ortez (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
14,113 two-party votes · D+47.8 · D+49.3 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)73.9%
Donald Trump (R)26.1%
2022
9,267 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Kristina Ortez (D)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
14,578 votes · D+48.4✓ Kristina Ortez (D)74.2%
Linda H Calhoun (R)25.8%
2020 President Vote in this district
14,721 two-party votes · D+54.6 · D+50.1 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)77.3%
Donald Trump (R)22.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
11,777 two-party votes · D+58.3 · D+56.1 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)79.2%
Donald Trump (R)20.8%