1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Nevada State Assembly: Washoe 28
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Patrick Murphy (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating R. E. Hansen (R) by 12.6 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Patrick MurphyDemocrat · winner
56.3%1,901
R. E. HansenRepublican
43.7%1,476
3,377 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)