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1978Final results

1978 election for Nevada State Assembly: Esmeralda–Mineral–Nye 36

Nevada State Assembly · Nevada

Jack F. Fielding (D) won with 78.9% of the vote, defeating M. P. Springer (R) by 57.9 points.

Jack F. FieldingDemocrat · winner
78.9%4,315
M. P. SpringerRepublican
21.1%1,151
5,466 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

EvenR+0.61972D+57.91978R+13.11980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Jack F. Fielding (D)M. P. Springer (R)