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2010Final results

2010 election for Montana House District 42

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Carolyn Peaselopez (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Bill Joseph (R) by 16.9 points.

Carolyn PeaselopezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.5%1,676
Bill JosephRepublican
41.5%1,191
2,867 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+55.72000D+26.62002D+30.72008D+16.92010D+5.72022D+5.12024

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