2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Minnesota Senate District 42

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Kevin Peterson

Republican

Work: Founder and president, Aurora Holdings; owner, Mathnasium learning center

Kevin Peterson founded Aurora Holdings and has owned a Mathnasium math learning center since 2023. He was an executive director at Cirrus Aircraft from 2020 to 2022 and co-founded 18th Company, Inc.

Sources for Peterson

Kevin Peterson (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Bonnie Westlin

Democratic–Farmer–LaborIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 42 (since 2022)
Work: State Senator, Minnesota Senate District 42; attorney, Bonnie S. Westlin Esq. LLC

Bonnie Westlin has served as State Senator for District 42 in the Minnesota Legislature since 2022, and holds the leadership post of Assistant Majority Leader.

Bonnie Westlin was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2022. She has run her own law practice since 2004 and earned her law degree at Hamline University.

Westlin's committees

Elections (Vice Chair)
Education Finance
Judiciary and Public Safety

Sources for Westlin

Bonnie Westlin: official member information (Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Senate; Minnesota House of Representatives), Public record)
Minnesota Legislature: current member roster (Minnesota Legislature (Minnesota Senate; Minnesota House of Representatives), Public record)
Bonnie Westlin (BallotReady, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))
Westlin, Bonnie - Legislator Record (Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

2026 State General Election candidate file (cand.txt) (Minnesota Secretary of State, Public record)

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