1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for Nevada Assembly District WASHOE 28
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Robert F. Rusk (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating P. Obryan (D) by 27.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert F. RuskRepublican · winner
63.9%2,054
P. ObryanDemocrat
36.1%1,160
3,214 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