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1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1978 election for Nevada Assembly District CLARK 4

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Mike Malone (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Bill Kissam (D) by 3.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Mike MaloneRepublican · winner
50.2%1,732
Bill KissamDemocrat · incumbent
46.9%1,618
D. AddisOther party
2.8%98
3,448 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+10.51972D+42.71974D+19.61976R+3.31978R+8.91980R+21.11982

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

The candidates

Mike Malone (R)Bill Kissam (D)

Also on the ballot: D. Addis (Other party), 2.8%