1978Final results
1978 election for Nevada Assembly District WASHOE 27
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Steve Coulter (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Bruce Bogaert (R) by 23.6 points.
Steve CoulterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.7%1,838
Bruce BogaertRepublican
37.1%1,123
Bill OswaldLibertarian
2.2%67
3,028 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