1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Nevada State Assembly: Washoe 26
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Bob Heaney (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating William N. Denton (R) by 21.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Bob HeaneyDemocrat · winner
60.7%2,672
William N. DentonRepublican
39.3%1,728
4,400 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)