1978Final results
1978 election for Nevada Assembly District CARSONCITYDOUGLAS 39
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Louis W. Bergevin (R) won with 48.1% of the vote, defeating Jill Talbot Derby (D) by 1.6 points.
Louis W. BergevinRepublican · winner
48.1%4,501
Jill Talbot DerbyDemocrat
46.5%4,350
Jack FowlerOther party
5.3%497
9,348 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET