1976Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Nevada Assembly District WASHOE 32
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Jim Kosinski (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Bob Benkovich (R) by 11.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jim KosinskiDemocrat · winner
53.8%3,412
Bob BenkovichRepublican · incumbent
42.7%2,708
David WilsonLibertarian
3.4%218
6,338 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET