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1978 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 12

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Michael T. Fitzpatrick (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating B. Carlino (D) by 2.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Michael T. FitzpatrickRepublican · winner
51.0%1,866
B. CarlinoDemocrat
49.0%1,794
3,660 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

EvenD+50.71976R+2.01978D+3.61980D+28.11982D+50.91986D+21.61990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET