1978Final results
1978 election for Nevada State Assembly: Washoe 30
Nevada State Assembly · Nevada
Donald R. Mello (D) won re-election with 67.9% of the vote, defeating S. Thelen (R) by 35.8 points.
Donald R. MelloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.9%2,205
S. ThelenRepublican
32.1%1,042
3,247 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)