1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for New Mexico House District 42
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Celestino Romero (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Bobby F. Duran (D) by 2.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Celestino RomeroRepublican · winner
51.1%2,771
Bobby F. DuranDemocrat · incumbent
48.9%2,649
5,420 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET