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New Mexico, State Senate, District 4

New Mexico State Senate District 4
Current incumbentGeorge Munoz Democratic Party
Population48,977
Race14.5% White, 68.0% Native American, 0.5% Black, 0.8% Asian, 14.4% Hispanic, 1.9% Other Races
Ethnicity85.6% Non-Hispanic, 14.4% Hispanic
Voting age70% age 18 and over

New Mexico's fourth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator George Munoz.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 48,977 civilians reside within New Mexico's fourth 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

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$0/year$161/day

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 George Munoz ran unopposed in the New Mexico State Senate District 4 general election.

New Mexico State Senate District 4, General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png George Munoz Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 12,029
Total Votes 12,029
Source: New Mexico Secretary of State

Incumbent George Munoz defeated Felisha Adams and Jordon Johnson in the New Mexico State Senate District 4 Democratic primary.

New Mexico State Senate District 4, Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png George Munoz Incumbent 63.90% 3,475
Democratic Felisha Adams 21.15% 1,150
Democratic Jordon Johnson 14.95% 813
Total Votes 5,438


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 George Munoz (D) was unopposed in the general election and defeated Genevieve J. Jackson and Charles E. Rountree in the Democratic primary.

New Mexico State Senate, District 4, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge Munoz Incumbent 100% 11,673
Total Votes 11,673

New Mexico State Senate, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge K. Munoz Incumbent 56.3% 2,614
Genevieve J. Jackson 36.8% 1,708
Charles E. Rountree 6.9% 320
Total Votes 4,642

Campaign contributions

From 2004 to 2016, candidates for New Mexico State Senate District 4 raised a total of $470,350. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $27,668 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, New Mexico State Senate District 4

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $199,995 3 $66,665
2012 $116,410 3 $38,803
2008 $81,406 5 $16,281
2004 $40,966 3 $13,655
2000 $31,573 3 $10,524
Total $470,350 17 $27,668