2010Final results
2010 election for New Mexico House District 42
New Mexico House of Representatives · New Mexico
Bobby Gonzales (D) won with 78.9% of the vote, defeating Matthew John Nielsen (R) by 57.9 points.
Bobby GonzalesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.9%7,834
Matthew John NielsenRepublican
21.1%2,090
9,924 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET