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1978Final results

1978 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 13

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Karen W. Hayes (D) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating D. V. Waugh (R) by 41.6 points.

Karen W. HayesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.9%8,887
D. V. WaughRepublican
27.4%3,531
R. G. WittigLibertarian
3.7%472
12,890 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+56.91976D+41.61978D+30.71980D+24.31982R+1.61984R+16.01986

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

The candidates

Karen W. Hayes (D)D. V. Waugh (R)

Also on the ballot: R. G. Wittig (Libertarian), 3.7%