1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Nevada Assembly District PERSHINGCHURCHILL 37
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Virgil Getto (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating John Serpa (D) by 14.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Virgil GettoRepublican · winner
57.2%2,777
John SerpaDemocrat · incumbent
42.8%2,078
4,855 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