1978Final results
1978 election for Nevada Assembly District WASHOE 23
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Robert L. Weise (R) won with 78.6% of the vote, defeating J. W. Rickards (D) by 57.1 points.
Robert L. WeiseRepublican · winner · incumbent
78.6%6,144
J. W. RickardsDemocrat
21.4%1,676
7,820 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